Turkey to submit updated files regarding post-coup period to US for Gulen's extradition
By Trend
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey is preparing files regarding the post-July 15 failed coup attempt and will submit them to the United States as part of the process to extradite Fetullah Gulen, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the coup attempt, Daily Sabah reported.
Erdogan's statements came during a meeting with US President Barack Obama ahead of the G20 Summit in China, who assured that his country is committed to bringing the perpetrators of the coup attempt to justice.
President Erdogan thanked Obama for the US's support against the coup attempt and noted that the file regarding the case of Fetullah Gulen has been updated with the addition of new documents in the post-coup period.
He said that the files will be given to the US delegation responsible for Gulen's extradition, and that a delegation from the Turkish Justice Ministry will also visit the US to work on the matter.
Obama said that the US is committed to bringing the perpetrators of the attempted coup to justice and condemned the attempt once again.
"We will make sure that those who carried out these activities
are brought to justice" he said.
Turkey has requested the extradition of Gulenist terror-group
(FETO) leader Fetullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in
the US state of Pennsylvania. Gulen and his followers are accused
of masterminding the deadly coup attempt, which killed over 240
people and injured over 2,000, as well as infiltrating state
institutions to take control.
A US delegation, including three officials from the US Justice Ministry and one from the US Foreign Ministry, arrived in Ankara in August to discuss FETO leader Gulen's extradition and analyze the evidence Turkey will grant.
Obama also noted that it's important to "finish the job" of
securing Turkey's border with Syria.
Turkey is currently carrying out a military operation to clean its
borders from terrorist organizations, including Daesh and the YPG
and underlines there is no difference between various terrorist
organizations and that all of them must be fought with
determination.
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