#turkey launches criminal investigation into #erdogan foe
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This file picture dated September 24, 2013 shows a handout picture released by Zaman Daily of Turkish Muslim preacher #Fethullah_Gulen at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo: AFP / Zaman Daily - Selahattin Sevi)
Turkish prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen based on allegations he attempted to overthrow the government, broadcaster CNN Turk and other media reports said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would ask the United States to extradite former ally Gulen, whom he accuses of plotting to topple him and undermine Turkey with concocted corruption accusations and secret wiretaps. read (...)