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Extraction Summary
17
People
6
Organizations
7
Locations
4
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Email chain / news clipping
File Size:
1.93 MB
Summary
This document is an email from Michael Keough dated August 5, 2016, circulating a news report to a group including Steptoe attorneys Reid Weingarten and Michael Miller. The text details a Washington news conference where the attorneys criticized the Turkish government's evidence against cleric Fethullah Gulen, citing a dismissed 2015 Pennsylvania court case that relied on claims of 'coded orders' in sermons and TV scripts. The document highlights the tension between the U.S. and Turkey regarding Gulen's extradition following a coup attempt.
People (17)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Michael Keough | Sender |
Sent the email containing the news report
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| Reid Weingarten | Attorney |
Steptoe attorney mentioned in the article and email recipient; spoke at news conference
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| Michael Miller | Attorney |
Steptoe attorney mentioned in the article and email recipient; spoke at news conference
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| Fethullah Gulen | Cleric / Accused |
Subject of extradition attempts by Turkey and legal cases in the US
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| Julia Harte | Reporter |
Author of the news text
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| Kevin Drawbaugh | Editor |
Edited the news text
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| James Dalgleish | Editor |
Edited the news text
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| Will Bohlen | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| Kathryn King | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| Katelyn Wohlford | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| Y. Alp Aslandogan | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| Remzi Kulen | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| Jason Weinstein | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| Osman Oz. | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| David Marin | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| Erin Billings | Recipient |
Email recipient
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| William Drake | Recipient |
Email recipient
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| NATO |
Alliance mentioned in relation to Turkey
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| Islamic State |
Target of US-led fight in Iraq and Syria
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| Steptoe |
Law firm representing the defense (implied by 'Steptoe attorney')
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| Turkish Government |
Accusing party, financed case against Gulen
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| U.S. Federal Court |
Located in Pennsylvania, heard the case against Gulen
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by Bates stamp)
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Timeline (4 events)
2016-06
Locations (7)
| Location | Context |
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Country involved in the dispute
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Military base in Turkey hosting US troops
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Location of conflict with Islamic State
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Location of conflict with Islamic State
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Location of the news conference
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Location of U.S. federal court
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Country receiving documents from Turkey
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Relationships (2)
Both described as Steptoe attorneys speaking at the same news conference
Keough is emailing Weingarten (and others) news coverage regarding Weingarten's work
Key Quotes (4)
"Turkish government relies on dubious proof to make its case against him."Source
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"That case alleged Gulen issued coded orders to followers in the Turkish judiciary in a 2009 sermon"Source
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Quote #2
"It also alleged that the script of a popular Turkish television show was laced with follow-up messages."Source
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Quote #3
"Gulen operates covertly and sends encoded messages to his followers."Source
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Quote #4
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,690 characters)
Turkey, a member of the NATO alliance, hosts American troops and warplanes at Incirlik Air Base, an important staging area for the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
At a news conference in Washington, Weingarten and Michael Miller, another Steptoe attorney, said evidence from a 2015 case financed by the Turkish government against Gulen in U.S. federal court in Pennsylvania showed that the Turkish government relies on dubious proof to make its case against him.
That case alleged Gulen issued coded orders to followers in the Turkish judiciary in a 2009 sermon to persecute members of another religious sect. It also alleged that the script of a popular Turkish television show was laced with follow-up messages. The case was dismissed by a judge in June.
Turkish government officials, however, say such evidence is valid because Gulen operates covertly and sends encoded messages to his followers.
Turkey has sent the United States new documents in recent days containing evidence that Turkish authorities say proves the cleric was behind the attempted coup. U.S. officials say they are looking through them.
(Reporting by Julia Harte; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and James Dalgleish)
From: Keough, Michael [mailto:████████████]
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:10 PM
To: Will Bohlen <████████████>; King, Kathryn <████████████>; Miller, Michael <████████████>; Katelyn Wohlford <████████████>; Y. Alp Aslandogan <████████████>; Weingarten, Reid <████████████>; Remzi Kulen <████████████>; Weinstein, Jason <████████████>; Osman Oz. <████████████>; David Marin <████████████>; Erin Billings <████████████>; Drake, William <████████████>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:10 PM
To: Will Bohlen <████████████>; King, Kathryn <████████████>; Miller, Michael <████████████>; Katelyn Wohlford <████████████>; Y. Alp Aslandogan <████████████>; Weingarten, Reid <████████████>; Remzi Kulen <████████████>; Weinstein, Jason <████████████>; Osman Oz. <████████████>; David Marin <████████████>; Erin Billings <████████████>; Drake, William <████████████>
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