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Biden says he understands Turkey’s ‘intense feeling’ on Gulen

24 August 2016, 5:31 pm
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US Vice President Joe Biden says he understands the “intense feeling” in Turkey over the Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of masterminding the July 15 failed coup and wants to see extradited.

“I understand the intense feeling your government and the people of Turkey have about him [Gulen]. We are cooperating with the Turkish authorities,” Biden tells a press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.

Biden adds that the US has “no intention of protecting a person who harms our ally.”

US Vice President Joe Biden waves next to Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (R) before their meeting at Cankaya Palace in Ankara, on August 24, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN)
US Vice President Joe Biden waves next to Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (R) before their meeting at Cankaya Palace in Ankara, on August 24, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN)

— AFP

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