Meanwhile Gülen accused Erdoğan of “blackmailing” the US into extraditing him from Pennsylvania, where he lives. The Turkish president accused Gülen of orchestrating the 15 July aborted coup, in which Ankara said more than 290 people were killed. Warrants were issued earlier this week against 42 other journalists, of whom 16 have been detained for questioning. Last week, state-run media reported that Turkey had cut his modest state pension and cancelled his social security rights. Turkey has detained more than 13,000 people in the military, judiciary and other institutions in purges since the attempted putsch on July 15.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2016 01:08 UTC