U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose followers Turkey blames for a failed coup, is shown in still image taken from video, as he speaks to journalists at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania July 16, 2016. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
ANKARA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The justice and interior ministers of Turkey will visit the United States to discuss the extradition of a muslim cleric accused by Anakra of plotting the failed coup attempt, local media reported Friday.
Turkish Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag and Interior Minister Efkan Ala will travel to the U.S. next week for the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, local broadcaster NTV said.
Turkey has already filed an official request with the U.S. for Gulen's extradition.
Gulen, who has been living in the U.S. since 1999, was tried in absentia last January for allegedly plotting the overthrow of the Turkish government.
