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World|politics|November 21, 2018 / 10:36 AM
Turkey gives list of 84 FETO members to US: Cavusoglu

AKIPRESS.COM - Turkey has given the United States a list of 84 members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) that it wants American authorities to extradite, the nation's foreign minister said Tuesday, Anadolunews agency reported.

Speaking to Turkish reporters at Ankara's embassy in Washington, Mevlut Cavusoglu said he delivered the list to his American counterpart, Mike Pompeo, and White House national security advisor John Bolton.

Earlier, Cavusoglu and Pompeo held a 45-minute meeting at the State Department, where they discussed bilateral and regional issues as well as the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Ankara blames so-called FETO and its leader Fetullah Gulen of coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 which left 251 people dead and nearly 2,200 injured. Gulen denied his involvement.

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