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Extraction Summary
15
People
5
Organizations
4
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
1
Quotes
Document Information
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Email correspondence containing a news article
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1.7 MB
Summary
This document is an email from a House Oversight Committee production (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031483) circulating a BBC news article regarding the aftermath of the July 15, 2016, failed coup in Turkey. The email includes high-profile legal and political recipients, including Reid Weingarten, who is identified in the article as a lawyer for Fethullah Gulen. The article details Gulen's fear of assassination, the Turkish government's demand for his extradition from Pennsylvania, and the subsequent political purge in Turkey.
People (15)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Michael Keough | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email regarding the BBC story
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| Kathryn King | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| Michael Miller | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| Katelyn Wohlford | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| Y. Alp Aslandogan | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email; Executive Director of the Alliance for Shared Values (Gulen-affiliated)
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| Reid Weingarten | Email Recipient / Lawyer |
Recipient of the email and quoted in the article as Fethullah Gulen's lawyer
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| Remzi Kulen | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| Jason Weinstein | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| Osman Oz. | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| David Marin | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| Erin Billings | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| William Drake | Email Recipient |
Recipient of the email
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| Steven Eliopoulos | Email CC |
Copied on the email
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| Fethullah Gulen | Subject of Article |
US-based Turkish cleric accused of orchestrating the coup attempt
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| Recep Tayyip Erdogan | President of Turkey |
Former ally of Gulen, now political adversary
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| BBC |
Source of the news story
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| AK Party |
Governing party in Turkey ordering purges
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| Turkish Government |
Demanding extradition and cracking down on Gulen supporters
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| US Judiciary |
Mentioned as the body that would consider extradition requests
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (via footer stamp)
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Timeline (2 events)
July 2016
News conference by Gulen's lawyers regarding extradition fears
Washington
Reid Weingarten
Fethullah Gulen's legal team
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the failed coup attempt
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Location of the news conference held by Gulen's lawyers
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Location of Fethullah Gulen's compound
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Country where Gulen resides in exile
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Relationships (2)
Article states 'One of the lawyers, Reid Weingarten, said...'
Article states 'Mr Gulen had been a close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan until a bitter split...'
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
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Complete text extracted from the document (2,659 characters)
To: Keough, Michael; King, Kathryn; Miller, Michael; Katelyn Wohlford; Y. Alp Aslandogan;
Weingarten, Reid; Remzi Kulen; Weinstein, Jason; Osman Oz.; David Marin; Erin Billings; Drake,
William
Cc: Eliopoulos, Steven
Subject: RE: Audio recording
Weingarten, Reid; Remzi Kulen; Weinstein, Jason; Osman Oz.; David Marin; Erin Billings; Drake,
William
Cc: Eliopoulos, Steven
Subject: RE: Audio recording
BBC story:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36988726
Turkey coup bid: Fethullah Gulen's lawyers fear attack on his life
• 25 minutes ago
Lawyers for US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen say they fear an attack on his life, in the wake of the failed coup
attempt on 15 July in Turkey.
attempt on 15 July in Turkey.
Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for Mr Gulen, accusing him of orchestrating the coup attempt. It has called on the US to
extradite him.
extradite him.
Mr Gulen denies any involvement.
Turkey has cracked down heavily in the wake of the coup attempt. On Friday the governing AK Party ordered an internal purge
of Gulen supporters.
of Gulen supporters.
More than 270 people died in events surrounding the coup attempt.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
the president three years ago.
Turkey has listed Mr Gulen's movement as a terrorist organisation.
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