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Turkey Asks Greece to Extradite Fugitive Servicemen After Coup Attempt

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The Turkish Justice Ministry has sent Greece extradition requests for eight servicemen who fled the country after the recent military coup attempt, Cumhuriyet... 16.08.2016, Sputnik International

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Turkey Asks Greece to Extradite Fugitive Servicemen After Coup Attempt

09:26 GMT 16.08.2016

© REUTERS / Vasilis Ververidis/EurokinissiTwo of the eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter and requested political asylum after a failed military coup against the government, are brought to prosecutor by two policemen in the northern Greek city of Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 17, 2016.

Two of the eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter and requested political asylum after a failed military coup against the government, are brought to prosecutor by two policemen in the northern Greek city of Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 17, 2016. - Sputnik International

The Turkish Justice Ministry has sent Greece extradition requests for eight servicemen who fled the country after the recent military coup attempt, Cumhuriyet reported Tuesday.

FILE – In this March 15, 2014 file photo, Turkish Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, sits at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. - Sputnik International

US DoS Sees No Need to Choose Between Partnership With Turkey, Gulen Extradition

11 August 2016, 18:40 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A day after the coup attempt, eight Turkish servicemen flew a helicopter to the northern Greek border town of Alexandroupoli where they sought political asylum.

Turkey demanded their extradition, while the men in question deny any involvement in the coup attempt, stating that they acted out of fear for their lives.