Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged the U.S. to extradite U.S.-based scholar Fethullah Gülen after the attempted coup in the country on July 15.
“I am calling on the U.S. and Mr. President. Hand over that person [Gülen] in Pennsylvania after this coup attempt,”Erdoğan said while addressing to the crowd in front of his residence in Istanbul.
“If we are strategic and model partners, please meet that demand of your partner.” he added.
The president also added that many things will change when the U.S. extradites Gülen to Turkey.
