Turkey has asked Washington to arrest US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen for allegedly ordering and commanding the July coup attempt, state media reported on Tuesday.

It's the first formal request for the US to arrest Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania and has denied any involvement in the failed putsch.

Turkish officials have been informally asking for his extradition for weeks.

US Vice President "Joe Biden said last month he understood":[ Ссылка ]
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