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A handout file picture made available on 27 December 2013 by fgulen.com shows Fethullah Gulen.EPA/BGNES
Lawyers for the exiled Turkish businessman and cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in the United States, have said they fear for his life, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the failed coup attempt in the country on July 15 - a charge the cleric denies.
The lawyers have also said that they may ask U.S. authorities to help protect him.
The Turkish authorities demand that the U.S. extradite Gulen to Turkey to face trial.
However, U.S. officials don’t expect to extradite Gulen “because they aren’t convinced by the evidence Ankara has presented so far and are troubled by threatening public statements from Turkish officials,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing inside sources.
Meanwhile, six lawyers of Gulen in Turkey have fled abroad, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday citing a police source.
According to the source, police carried out an operation to arrest 31 lawyers in Ankara, 16 of whom were detained. The suspects were accused of "attempting to prevent constitutional order through force and violence,” according to the Turkish news agency.
Turkish authorities have launched a full-scale investigation after a shooting outside a building hosting the Israeli consulate in Istanbul left two attackers dead, one wounded, and several police officers injured
The leadership of “We Continue the Change” (PP), including Asen Vassilev and deputy chairman Nikolai Denkov, met with Bulgarian emigrants in Istanbul, alongside PP-DB list leaders from Shumen and Kardzhali
NATO is strengthening air defenses in southern Turkey with the deployment of a new Patriot missile system to Incirlik Air Base, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry.
NATO is weighing options to expand its missile defense footprint in Turkey amid concerns over potential threats from neighboring Iran, according to information cited by Bloomberg from sources familiar with the talks
Turkish air defenses shot down a third missile targeting Incirlik Air Base, near Adana, reportedly fired from Iran, according to Cumhuriyet
Air raid sirens were heard early Friday morning at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, a strategic NATO facility hosting U.S. troops near the city of Adana.
A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has formally enacted legislation withdrawing the country from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), marking a decisive step in Chisinau’s gradual disengagement from Russian-led structures
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies over what he described as their unwillingness to support Washington during the war with Iran, following a two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after one of the deadliest days in recent months, with at least 254 people killed and more than 1,165 injured in Israeli strikes carried out shortly after the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire
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