In the United States, the FBI began the arrests of Gulen's supporters, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations is arrests of members of the organization of the opposition Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen (FETO) in the state of New Jersey, said Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlyut Chavushlol.

“The FBI is working on FETO in 15 states. Arrests have already begun in New Jersey,” the minister, whose words are quoted by RIA Novosti .

Earlier, Chavushoglu reported that US President Donald Trump told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting under the G20 in Buenos Aires that the issue of extraditory of the opposition preacher Fethullah Gulen is being worked out.

Chavushoglu repeated the same information on the fields of the XVIII International Forum on December 16. According to him, "the FBI conducts an investigation regarding how the organization of Gulen dodged the USA from (paying) taxes," TASS reports.

In mid -November, the United States was deported to Turkey, the head of the Gulen Salich Gözgir Organization Fund, who was accused there of trying to sexual harassment.

The decision on the deportation of Gzegir was made by the American court considering the case. Following this, the deportation of Gulen himself is also possible, the NBC American channel said, citing high -ranking sources. Such a step is prepared to reduce Turkey’s requirements in the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the channel said.

In total, the Turkish authorities require the issuance of 452 persons involved in the FETO activities, the Bulletin of the Caucasus wrote.

The pursuit of Turkish opposition could be "lobby"

On Monday, the American state of Virginia charged two former partners Michael Flynn, who was adviser to Donald Trump during the election campaign in 2016. They are suspected of illegal lobbying for the interests of the current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the United States, writes The New York Times .

Accusations to ex-partners of Flynn Ekim Alptekin and Bijan Keanu were nominated during the hearing in Alexandria. They are accused of violating federal lobbying laws, and alptequin is also charged with giving false testimonies of the FBI.

The investigation of the possible lobbying for Turkish interests in the United States began back in 2016 after Flinn himself wrote an article for the newspaper The Hill newspaper, criticizing the Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom the Turkish authorities accuse of attempt by the coup in 2016.

According to the investigation, Kian was helped by Flynn and his Flynn Intel Group in the development of one of the lobbying projects, which was supposed to convince the US Congress to agree to Gulen's extradition to Turkey.

Alptekin is a Turkish businessman close to President Erdogan and helped to sponsor this project. He faces a 35 -year period of imprisonment, and Keanu - 15 years in prison.

The Turkish authorities accuse Feto of involvement in an attempt by a coup two years ago. On July 15, 2016, a group of soldiers and officers of the Turkish Armed Forces tried to capture President Tayyip Erdogan. The main confrontation unfolded in Istanbul and Ankara. 250 people were killed, not counting the putschists, more than 2 thousand were injured. To date, thousands of people have been convicted of criminal cases on the assistance of FETO in Turkey.

The 77-year-old leader Feto Fethullah Gulen condemned a military coup and rejected the charges. However, Türkiye achieves its extradition from the United States. The preacher has been living in America since 1999.

In December 2014, the Istanbul court issued a Gulen's arrest warrant.