Justice Department to Dispatch Team to Turkey for Gulen Probe
- Turkey hasn’t provided evidence of role in coup: official
- Cleric has denied involvement in effort to overthrow Erdogan
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The U.S. Justice Department will dispatch a team to Turkey in coming days to pursue allegations by the Turkish government of criminal activity by Fethullah Gulen, an Obama administration official said Friday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded that the U.S. extradite Gulen, a 75-year-old Muslim scholar who lives in rural Pennsylvania, after a failed coup attempt in July by elements of the Turkish military. The extradition request was discussed by the U.S. official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity, ahead of a visit to Ankara on Aug. 24 by Vice President Joe Biden.