Egypt says it has not received any request for political asylum by Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused of masterminding a failed coup attempt on 15 July. "Egypt has not received any requests by Turkish opposition figure Fethullah Gulen to obtain the right for political asylum in Egypt," Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said. He added in remarks carried by state news agency MENA Wednesday that no information about the matter has been made available until now. Ismail said that if Gulen submitted any such request, Egyptian authorities would study it. Earlier this week, an Egyptian MP demanded that the Egyptian government grant asylum to the Turkish opposition leader in self-imposed exile in the United States since 1999.
