Turkey has intelligence Gülen could flee United States: Justice minister

ISTANBUL - Reuters

Turkey is receiving intelligence that the Muslim scholar it accuses of orchestrating a coup attempt this month could flee his residence in the United States, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on July 28. 

Bozdağ told broadcaster Habertürk TV that Fethullah Gülen could flee to Australia, Mexico, Canada, South Africa or Egypt, which do not have extradition treaties with Turkey. 

Ankara says Gülen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, is the mastermind behind the failed July 15 coup attempt to overthrow the government.