The interior ministry said 24 of the 28 mayors are accused of links to the Kurdistan Workers Party, and four to Gulen

Turkey ousts 28 mayors over Gulen, Kurdish militia links

US deputy State Department spokesperson confirmed a 'formal' request but offered no further details on the dossier submitted by Ankara

US: Gulen extradition request not linked to Turkey coup

136 of the wanted prosecutors and other judicial staff working at the courts have been detained, the official Anadolu news agency said

Istanbul police raid courts for coup suspects: Reports

He spoke of the threats Turkey is facing, referring to the recent bomb attacks and cross-border firing that killed 13 in southeast Turkey

Turkish President Erdogan tells US to choose between Gulen and democracy

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused US of supporting plotters and warned that relations will suffer if it fails to extradite Gulen

US not involved in Turkey coup attempt, 'full stop', says envoy John Bass

Ankara had called on Washington to extradite the Muslim cleric, sending documents claiming his involvement in the coup attempt

US state secretary Kerry to visit Turkey amid tensions over Islamic preacher Gulen's extradition

The 40,000 Gulen followers included 600 military personnel who were identified by Turkish intelligence through intercepted messages

Turkey intercepted Gulen followers' encrypted messages: Official

The state-run airlines suspects fired employees had links with US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen

Turkish Airlines sacks 211 employees for 'involvement' in coup bid

EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in response to Ankara's crackdown said in its current state, it is not in a position to join EU

EU furious as Turkey detains 42 journalists after coup bid

Reports of US involvement in the failed coup is fuelled by the fact that cleric Fethullah Gulen lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania

US had no hand in Turkey coup: President Obama

The first decree signed by Erdogan authorises the closure of thousands of schools, unions, charities over suspected links to Fethullah Gulen

Turkey's Erdogan closes more schools, extends detention without charge period

Turkey's Western allies have expressed solidarity over the coup attempt, but also alarm at the scale and swiftness of Erdogan's response

Erdogan targets more than 50,000 in purge after failed coup

Turkey has also banned 72 news websites after?a coup attempt on July 15 targeting the government of President Recep Erdogan failed

'Political prisoners denied the right to meet lawyers, family or make phone calls in Turkey'

The education ministry said the suspensions were linked to the so-called 'Fethullah Terrorist Organisation' of a US-based Muslim cleric

Turkey coup: 15,000 education staff suspended

A total of 8,777 public personnel, including 7,899 police, one provincial governor and 29 governors of towns, have been dismissed

Turkey dismisses almost 9,000 officials after failed coup

The fall out is often blamed on Erdogan's efforts to reconcile with the Kurds in the south-east and his crackdown on Gulen-run school system

Erdogan and Gulen: Uneasy allies turned bitter foes

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and the government said that Gulen's followers in the military were responsible for the attempted take-over

US-based cleric Gulen denies Turkey coup charges

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