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Extraction Summary
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People
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Document Information
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News report / press briefing summary (house oversight exhibit)
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Summary
This document, stamped with a House Oversight Committee identifier, appears to be a news report or press summary regarding the diplomatic tension between the U.S. and Turkey over the extradition of Fethullah Gulen following the 2016 coup attempt. It details a press conference held by Steptoe & Johnson LLP attorneys Reid Weingarten and Michael Miller, who dismissed allegations that Gulen would flee the country and criticized the evidence provided by the Turkish government in previous legal attempts. The text discusses the strategic importance of the Incirlik Air Base and the casualties of the coup attempt.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Fethullah Gulen | Religious Leader / Cleric |
Described as elderly and frail; accused by Erdogan of plotting violence; subject of extradition request.
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| Reid Weingarten | Attorney |
Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP; spoke at a news conference defending Gulen against flight risk allegations.
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| Tayyip Erdogan | President of Turkey |
Blamed Gulen for coup violence; demanded extradition.
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| Michael Miller | Attorney |
Attorney at Steptoe & Johnson LLP; spoke at news conference alongside Weingarten regarding the 2015 case.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Steptoe & Johnson LLP |
Law firm representing the defense/Gulen interests.
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| Turkish Government |
Seeking extradition; financed a 2015 case against Gulen.
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| United States Government |
Received extradition request; hosts Incirlik Air Base.
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| NATO |
Turkey mentioned as a member of the alliance.
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| Islamic State |
Target of U.S.-led fight using Incirlik Air Base.
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| U.S. Federal Court |
Located in Pennsylvania; venue for the 2015 case.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by footer stamp).
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Timeline (3 events)
2016 (Implied)
Violence/Coup attempt in Turkey resulting in 237 deaths and 2,100 wounded.
Turkey
Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish citizens
Friday (relative to document)
News conference in Washington featuring Reid Weingarten and Michael Miller.
Washington
June (Year implied 2016)
Locations (7)
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Country of origin for the dispute and extradition request.
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Location of Gulen and the press conference.
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Military base in Turkey hosting US troops.
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Location of conflict with Islamic State.
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Location of conflict with Islamic State.
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Location of the news conference.
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Location of the U.S. federal court case.
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Relationships (3)
Weingarten spoke at a press conference defending Gulen against flight risk allegations.
Both are attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson LLP appearing at the same conference.
Erdogan blamed Gulen for violence and seeks extradition.
Key Quotes (4)
""We have read concerns from Turkey that Mr. Gulen, this elderly, frail religious leader, is going to flee to another country," said Steptoe & Johnson LLP attorney Reid Weingarten"Source
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"calling such allegations "absurd.""Source
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"The U.S. government has not done so, and the dispute has raised questions about relations between the two allies."Source
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"Turkish government relies on dubious proof to make its case against him."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,650 characters)
"We have read concerns from Turkey that Mr. Gulen, this elderly, frail religious leader, is going to flee to another country," said Steptoe & Johnson LLP attorney Reid Weingarten on Friday, calling such allegations "absurd."
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has blamed Gulen for the violence, in which Erdogan said 237 people were killed excluding the plotters and more than 2,100 wounded, and said the United States should extradite him to Turkey. The U.S. government has not done so, and the dispute has raised questions about relations between the two allies.
Turkey, a member of the NATO alliance, hosts American troops and warplanes at Incirlik Air Base, an important staging area for the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
At a news conference in Washington, Weingarten and Michael Miller, another Steptoe attorney, said evidence from a 2015 case financed by the Turkish government against Gulen in U.S. federal court in Pennsylvania showed that the Turkish government relies on dubious proof to make its case against him.
That case alleged Gulen issued coded orders to followers in the Turkish judiciary in a 2009 sermon to persecute members of another religious sect. It also alleged that the script of a popular Turkish television show was laced with follow-up messages. The case was dismissed by a judge in June.
Turkish government officials, however, say such evidence is valid because Gulen operates covertly and sends encoded messages to his followers.
Turkey has sent the United States new documents in recent days containing evidence that Turkish authorities say proves the cleric was
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