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Turkey arrests key aide to Gulen for coup attempt

Xinhua, July 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Turkey has arrested a key aide to the Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Ankara of plotting the failed coup attempt, local media reported on Saturday.

Halis Hanci, designated as Gulen's henchman, came to Turkey two days before the coup attempt, the report said.

He has distributed money to Gulen, who has been living in the U.S. since 1999.

Turkish authorities earlier on Saturday detained Mohammet Sait Gulen, one of Gulen's nephews, NTV reported.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeatedly demanded the extradition of the cleric, and the government has filed an official request with the U.S. for it.

The failed coup attempt, which began on July 15, was crushed the next day; at least 290 people, including more than 100 "coup plotters," were killed, authorities said. Endit