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Bekir Bozdağ, who was in the U.S. to push for the exiled cleric's extradition, also told The WorldPost Turkey's post-coup purge isn't “100 percent over.”
The Justice Ministry has requested Gulen’s arrest for “ordering and leading the coup attempt,” NTV says.
The Pennsylvania-based cleric is being held responsible for the failed coup last month.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Turkey this month, but there's "no room for negotiation" on the cleric.
An expert on Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish cleric in exile in the U.S., explains the aims and influence of his movement.
The crackdown on suspected coup plotters widened further on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of soldiers, judges, academics and others are being fired and detained during President Erdogan’s crackdown.