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Controversial Turkish Cleric Gulen Dies in US Exile

Controversial Turkish Cleric Gulen Dies in US Exile

Above: Photo of Muhammed Fethullah Gülen in self-imposed exile in the US in 2015. Image copyright: Pictures from History/Contributor/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The Spin

While Turkey has certainly leveled elaborate allegations against Gulen's Hizmetand movementthe promotedUS government, these theories have never included much evidence. Gulen was a moderate,controversial progressivefigure formwhose ofhistory Islamincludes thatboth embracedpositive education and interfaithnegative dialogue.relations Thewith accusationsPres. ofErdogan. involvementGiven inthat theGulen coupand attemptErdogan were baselessboth secularists, andtheir thedifferences subsequentwere crackdownlikely wasconnected anto unjustifiedthe purgecorruption ofcharges politicallaid opponentsagainst andthe apresident blowrather tothan civilreligious libertiesbeliefs.

Gulen’s long-standing ties to US interests, including alleged links to American intelligence agencies, make it completely reasonable to question whether he worked with Western powers to orchestrate the 2016 coup. Besides his residence in Pennsylvania and Washington's refusal to extradite him, testimonies in Turkey confirm his followers were working to destabilize the Turkish government.


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