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		</div><p>Turkey&#8217;s justice minister has sent a document to the United States seeking the arrest of cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania and whom Ankara accuses of instigating an attempted coup on July 15.</p>
<p>Bekir Bozdag sent a &#8220;second written document&#8221; requesting Mr Gulen&#8217;s arrest, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.</p>
<p>The minister said the second letter explained why there was an urgent need for the arrest.</p>
<p>Ankara has demanded Mr Gulen&#8217;s extradition over the failed coup, which left 271 people dead.</p>
<p>Washington has asked for evidence of the cleric&#8217;s involvement, saying the extradition process must take its course.</p>
<p>The Turkish government launched a sweeping crackdown on Mr Gulen&#8217;s movement, which it characterises as a terrorist organisation and which runs schools, charities and businesses internationally.</p>
<p>In Turkey, nearly 70,000 people have been suspended from their jobs on suspicion of being involved in the movement.</p>
<p>&#8220;They requested certain information following our first letter; we provided answers to the question &#8216;why is it urgent&#8217;,&#8221; Anadolu quoted Mr Bozdag as telling reporters in parliament.</p>
<p>&#8220;We wrote to them that there are serious claims and statements that Fethullah Gulen has a finger in the attempted coup. That is why he needs to be detained urgently. (We wrote) that we have intelligence that he can escape to third countries,&#8221; Mr Bozdag said.</p>
<p>&#8220;I hope that the United States decides in Turkey&#8217;s favour, in line with democracy and the rule of law, and returns this leader of a terror organisation to Turkey.&#8221;</p>
<p>The minister said that if Mr Gulen leaves the US for another country, it would be with the full knowledge of US authorities.</p>
<p>&#8220;If he escapes then the US would either have turned a blind eye or approved of it,&#8221; Mr Bozdag said.</p>
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