Erdogan requests extradition of putschists from Greece

By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet

ANKARA (AA) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated Turkey's request for the extradition of putschist Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) members from Greece.

"I have a call to Greek justice: justice delayed is justice denied," Erdogan told a joint news conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens.

Erdogan said there was no torture in Turkey and the extradition of these putschists to Turkey was possible.

Greek courts earlier this year refused to extradite eight asylum-seeking ex-soldiers to Turkey.

FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup attempt of July 15, 2016, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

Turkey also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.