US, Turkey at an impasse over extraditing Muslim cleric
WASHINGTON -- Turkey says the United States is legally bound by a treaty to immediately hand over Fethullah Gulen, the US-based Muslim cleric it accuses of plotting to overthrow Turkey's government.
The US government says it can't comply until Turkey can convince a judge its allegations against Gulen are legitimate.
Any solution lies in the murky world of extradition, where the US criminal justice system overlaps with diplomacy and international law.
