Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed US arguments that an extradition request for Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish preacher living in rural Pennsylvania, must first work its way through the judicial system.
“I can’t wait for the verdict to be issued by a court because this offense has not been committed in the US - it has been committed in Turkey,” Erdogan said.
Of the US role, he said: “We want our political partner to be a trustworthy partner. And we want our political partner to rise to the occasion and meet our expectations.”
“We are strategic partners with you, we’re together with you in NATO. We want him. Give him to us. We will prosecute him and we will do whatever is necessary,” Bloomberg cited as saying.
