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Turkey's Erdogan to meet Trump at White House in mid-May

Syria, Iraq, potential extradition of the US-based Fethullah Gulen to be discussed, says Turkish Spokesman

Reuters April 24, 2017 Less than a minute read

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ISTANBUL,TURKEY: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet his US counterpart, Donald Trump, at the White House in an upcoming visit in mid-May, Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday.

Erdogan celebrates referendum win, rivals urge recount

The invitation came from Trump, Kalin said, adding the two would discuss Syria, Iraq and the potential extradition of the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating a failed coup last year.

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