Gulen, a Muslim preacher who was once an Erdogan ally, has lived in exile in the United States since 1999. Source: Internet
“All of this,” he said in an article on his blog on July 23, “points to the Gulen movement as the immediate culprit behind the coup attempt. Source: Internet
Alp Aslandogan, who speaks on behalf of Mr. Gulen, has previously said the movement “has a problem with transparency” because it has had to take steps to guard itself from long-term persecution by the Turkish state. Source: Internet
Al Shafi also cited reports pointing to the involvement of some members of the Saudi-led axis in Turkey’s failed coup attempt in mid-2016, noting that some Gulf-based television channels had provided a platform for coup leader Fethullah Gulen. Source: Internet
Ambassador Ozturk met journalists to brief them on the coup attempt that he said was carried out by ‘the Fetullah Terrorist Organisation or FETO’, which is led by the US-based preacher Fetullah Gulen. Source: Internet
He was detained in the aftermath of a failed 2016 coup for allegedly supporting outlawed Kurdish rebels and the network led by U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen. Source: Internet