Email With News Article Attachment/Text - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031475

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16

People

5

Organizations

4

Locations

2

Events

3

Relationships

1

Quotes

Document Information

Type: Email with news article attachment/text

File Size: 1.4 MB

Summary

This document is an email dated August 5, 2016, from Will Bohlen to a large group including Michael Keough and attorney Reid Weingarten. The email forwards the text of a Reuters article reporting on a press conference held by Fethullah Gulen's lawyers (including Weingarten) in Washington, where they argued against his extradition to Turkey following a coup attempt. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a congressional investigation.

People (16)

Name	Role	Context
Will Bohlen	Sender	Sent the email forwarding the Reuters story.
Michael Keough	Recipient	Addressed in the email body ('Thank you, Michael').
Reid Weingarten	Lawyer / Recipient	Listed as an email recipient; also quoted in the article as one of Mr. Gulen's lawyers.
Fethullah Gulen	Subject of Article	Cleric living in Pennsylvania, subject of extradition talks between US and Turkey.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan	President of Turkey	Mentioned in the article as a former ally turned adversary of Gulen.
Kathryn King	Recipient	Email recipient.
Michael Miller	Recipient	Email recipient.
Katelyn Wohlford	Recipient	Email recipient.
Y. Alp Aslandogan	Recipient	Email recipient.
Remzi Kulen	Recipient	Email recipient.
Jason Weinstein	Recipient	Email recipient.
Osman Oz	Recipient	Email recipient.
David Marin	Recipient	Email recipient.
Erin Billings	Recipient	Email recipient.
William Drake	Recipient	Email recipient.
Steven Eliopoulos	CC Recipient	Copied on the email.

Organizations (5)

Name	Type	Context
Reuters		Source of the news story.
AK Party		Political party in Turkey mentioned in the article.
House Oversight Committee		Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031475'.
Turkish Government		Mentioned regarding extradition demands and crackdown.
US Judiciary		Mentioned as the body that would consider extradition requests.

Timeline (2 events)

2016-08-05

News conference in Washington held by Mr. Gulen's lawyers.

Washington

Reid Weingarten Fethullah Gulen's lawyers

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2016-08-05

Publication of Reuters story regarding Gulen.

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Locations (4)

Location	Context
Washington	Location of the news conference.
Pennsylvania	Location of Mr. Gulen's compound.
Turkey	Country demanding extradition.
United States	Country where Gulen resides.

Relationships (3)

Reid Weingarten → Legal Counsel → Fethullah Gulen

Article states 'One of the lawyers, Reid Weingarten...'

Fethullah Gulen → Former Allies / Political Adversaries → Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Article states Gulen 'had been a close ally... until a bitter split'.

Will Bohlen → Professional/Correspondent → Michael Keough

Email from Bohlen to Keough saying 'Thank you, Michael.'

Key Quotes (1)

"It would be unprecedented and appalling if the United States took a frail almost-octogenarian, plopped him on a plane to go back into that kind of setting with the hideous things that are being said about him by the entire Turkish government."

Source

— Reid Weingarten (Commenting on the potential extradition of Fethullah Gulen to Turkey.)

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Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Mr Gulen's lawyers said they expected him to remain at the Pennsylvania compound where he lives in self-imposed exile, and not attempt to flee.

Mr Gulen is a reclusive figure who rarely makes contact with the media.

Although Turkey has demanded his extradition, it has yet to make a formal request.

The US has said its judiciary will consider a request if and when it is filed. It also asked for evidence of the cleric's involvement in the coup attempt, which Turkey says it has supplied.

Mr Gulen's lawyers said it was most unlikely any extradition request would stand up in a US court and almost no chance that their client would get a fair trial in Turkey, given what had been said against him there since the coup attempt.

One of the lawyers, Reid Weingarten, said: "It would be unprecedented and appalling if the United States took a frail almost-octogenarian, plopped him on a plane to go back into that kind of setting with the hideous things that are being said about him by the entire Turkish government."

Much of Turkey's crackdown has targeted perceived supporters of the cleric.

Tens of thousands of public sector workers have been suspended or dismissed, with many having their passports cancelled. There has also been a massive reshuffle of the military.

About 18,000 people have been detained or arrested.

Now local branches of the AK Party have been told to begin a purge of suspected Gulenists in their ranks.

Mr Gulen had been a close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan until a bitter split between his movement and the party of the president three years ago.

Turkey has listed Mr Gulen's movement as a terrorist organisation.

From: Will Bohlen
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:19 PM
To: 'Keough, Michael' <[REDACTED]>; King, Kathryn <[REDACTED]>; Miller, Michael <[REDACTED]>; Katelyn Wohlford <[REDACTED]>; Y. Alp Aslandogan <[REDACTED]>; Weingarten, Reid <[REDACTED]>; Remzi Kulen <[REDACTED]>; Weinstein, Jason <[REDACTED]>; Osman Oz. <[REDACTED]>; David Marin <[REDACTED]>; Erin Billings <[REDACTED]>; Drake, William <[REDACTED]>
Cc: Eliopoulos, Steven <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Audio recording

Thank you, Michael.

Reuters story just posted:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-gulen-idUSKCN10G1P8?il=0

World | Fri Aug 5, 2016 1:07pm EDT
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