Turkey to discuss Syria, Gulen with U.S.'s Tillerson: foreign minister

Reuters

Published Mar 29, 2017 03:44AM ET

Turkey to discuss Syria, Gulen with U.S.'s Tillerson: foreign minister

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will discuss Syria and the extradition of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed for a failed coup last July, with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when he visits Ankara this week, Turkey's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

In an interview with broadcaster TRT Haber, Mevlut Cavusoglu also said the arrest in New York of an executive at state lender Halkbank on charges of involvement in violating U.S. sanctions on Iran would also be discussed.