Turkey captures key aide to cleric blamed for coup attempt - presidency official


  • World
  • Sunday, 24 Jul 2016

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has captured a key aide to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric that it blames for a military coup attempt, a presidency official said on Saturday.

Halis Hanci, described as cleric Fethullah Gulen's right-hand man, apparently entered Turkey two days before the abortive coup, the presidency official told reporters.

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