HOUSE OVERSIGHT 031483 To: Keough, Michael; King, Kathryn; Miller, Michael; Katelyn Wohlford; Y. Alp Aslandogan; Weingarten, Reid; Remzi Kulen; Weinstein, Jason; Osman Oz.; David Mann; Erin Billings; Drake, William Cc: Eliopoulos, Steven Subject: RE: Audio recording BBC story: http://www.bbc.comInews/world-europe-36988726 Turkey coup bid: Fethullah Gulen's lawyers fear attack on his life • 25 minutes ago Lawyers for US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen say they fear an attack on his life, in the wake of the failed coup attempt on 15 July in Turkey. Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for Mr Gulen, accusing him of orchestrating the coup attempt. It has called on the US to extradite him. Mr Gulen denies any involvement. Turkey has cracked down heavily in the wake of the coup attempt. On Friday the governing AK Party ordered an internal purge of Gulen supporters. More than 270 people died in events surrounding the coup attempt. Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Mr Gulen's lawyers said they expected him to remain at the Pennsylvania compound where he lives in self-imposed exile, and not attempt to flee. Mr Gulen is a reclusive figure who rarely makes contact with the media. Although Turkey has demanded his extradition, it has yet to make a formal request. The US has said its judiciary will consider a request if and when it is filed. It also asked for evidence of the cleric's involvement in the coup attempt, which Turkey says it has supplied. Mr Gulen's lawyers said it was most unlikely any extradition request would stand up in a US court and almost no chance that their client would get a fair trial in Turkey, given what had been said against him there since the coup attempt. One of the lawyers, Reid Weingarten, said: "It would be unprecedented and appalling if the United States took a frail almost- octogenarian, plopped him on a plane to go back into that kind of setting with the hideous things that are being said about him by t