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Turkish legislators press case for Gulen extradition

A group of parliamentarians from Turkey visited Washington to try to ease tensions with the United States following a failed July 15 coup attempt.

Demonstrators wave Turkish flags as they shout slogans demanding the extradition of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Turkish government blame for a failed coup attempt last week, during a protest near the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal - RTSIOIV
Demonstrators wave Turkish flags as they shout slogans demanding the extradition of US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen, whom the Turkish government blames for a failed July 15 coup attempt, during a protest near the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, July 19, 2016. — REUTERS/Osman Orsal

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