Turkey Wants To Arrest A Former CIA Officer For Plotting Last Year's Coup Attempt

Former vice-chairman of the CIA, Graham Fuller [FuatKircaali/Twitter]

BBC: Turkey seeks arrest of ex-CIA officer Fuller over coup plot

urkey's chief prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for former CIA officer Graham Fuller.

The prosecutor accuses Mr Fuller, former vice-chair of the US National Intelligence Council, of having links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Mr Gulen, who lives in the US, is blamed by Turkey for last year's failed coup attempt. He denies the claim.

The warrant also accuses Mr Fuller of "attempting to overthrow" Turkey's government, the Hurriyet daily reports.

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WNU Editor: Former CIA officer Graham Fuller has responded .... Ex-CIA analyst rejects Turkish claims of involvement in coup (AP). Graham Fuller last served as vice chairman of the National Intelligence Council of the CIA, and was in Turkey when the coup started.

Update: People are speculating .... Did This CIA Agent Try to Overthrow a Foreign Government? Who Is Graham Fuller? (Newsweek).

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