Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag on Tuesday urged Washington to extradite the alleged July coup mastermind Fethullah Gulen to avoid damaging bilateral ties, comparing him to slain al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. Turkey wants the US-based preacher to be sent home to face charges of "ordering the July 15 failed coup" during which a rogue military faction tried to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from power.
"If (Gulen) is not extradited or the process is dragged out, this will have a negative impact on relations between America and Turkey. "What we want now is for relations not to come to a negative point because of a terrorist.