Turkey presses post-coup purge with over 7,000 arrests

The Turkish government is expected to continue its crackdown on suspected putschists on Tuesday, while the US-based Muslim cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup attempt says he doesn't fear extradition. Turkey has so far detained over 7,500 people and sacked almost 9,000 officials in its relentless purge of suspected plotters with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing to wipe out the "virus". Erdogan has blamed his arch-foe Fethullah Gulen, a moderate Turkish preacher living in the