Turkey’s attempt to extradite the Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen from America is creating serious turbulence in the countries’ relations Chris Post / APThe US has received “concrete evidence” that an Islamist cleric living in Pennsylvania was behind the failed July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, according to Ankara’s justice minister. Bekir Bozdag told reporters that Joe Biden, the US vice president, had confirmed that substantive information on the involvement of Fethulla Gulen had been received as part of an extradition request placed by Ankara this month. “We hope that (Gulen’s extradition) won’t be delayed,” Mr Bozdag said. “We requested a temporary arrest on Gulen because of the July 15 coup bid and him being the mastermind behind this. He is a terrorist…

Source: The Times September 23, 2016 07:52 UTC