U.S. Sec of State Kerry to visit Turkey in late August - CNN Turk
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Turkey in late August, broadcaster CNN Turk said on Thursday, more than a month after a failed military coup shook the NATO member state.
Turkey's relations with Washington have been strained by the abortive putsch, which President Tayyip Erdogan blames on U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Erdogan has called for the extradition of Gulen, who denies involvement in the plot.
(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by David Dolan)
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