{"id":116813,"date":"2024-10-21T20:53:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116813"},"modified":"2024-10-21T20:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:53:20","slug":"self-exiled-turkish-spiritual-leader-fethullah-gulen-dies-in-pennsylvania-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116813","title":{"rendered":"Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah G\u00fclen dies in Pennsylvania : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-29183\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 3498;&#10;        --source-height: 2332;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3498x2332+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F57%2F960f60c44bc681f5b8f2d56c6749%2Fap24295297046882.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen at his compound in Saylorsburg, Pa. in July 2016.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen at his compound in Saylorsburg, Pa. in July 2016.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Chris Post\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Chris Post\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SAYLORSBURG, Pa.  \u2014 Fethullah G\u00fclen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.<\/p>\n<p>Abdullah Bozkurt, the former editor of the G\u00fclen-linked Today\u2019s Zaman newspaper, who is now in exile in Sweden, said Monday that he spoke to G\u00fclen&#8217;s nephew, Kemal G\u00fclen, who confirmed the death. Fethullah G\u00fclen was in his eighties and had long been in ill health.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the death has been confirmed by Turkish intelligence sources.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159564-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage668898939\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/11\/17\/668898939\/trumps-says-extraditing-turkish-cleric-fethullah-gulen-is-not-under-consideratio\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/17\\\/668898939\\\/trumps-says-extraditing-turkish-cleric-fethullah-gulen-is-not-under-consideratio&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/11\/17\/ap_18192496363032_sq-c04e34e41fb4e1390d2ab8399a7f78e04083c23c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/11\/17\/ap_18192496363032_sq-c04e34e41fb4e1390d2ab8399a7f78e04083c23c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/11\/17\/ap_18192496363032_sq-c04e34e41fb4e1390d2ab8399a7f78e04083c23c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/11\/17\/ap_18192496363032_sq-c04e34e41fb4e1390d2ab8399a7f78e04083c23c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/11\/17\/ap_18192496363032_sq-c04e34e41fb4e1390d2ab8399a7f78e04083c23c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/11\/17\/ap_18192496363032_sq-c04e34e41fb4e1390d2ab8399a7f78e04083c23c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/11\/17\/ap_18192496363032_sq-c04e34e41fb4e1390d2ab8399a7f78e04083c23c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/11\/17\/ap_18192496363032_sq-c04e34e41fb4e1390d2ab8399a7f78e04083c23c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Trump Says Extraditing Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen Is 'Not Under Consideration'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159564-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leader of this dark organization has died,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00fclen spent the last decades of his life in self-exile, living on a gated compound in Pennsylvania\u2019s Pocono Mountains, from where he continued to wield influence among his millions of followers in Turkey and throughout the world. He espoused a philosophy that blended Sufism \u2014 a mystical form of Islam \u2014 with staunch advocacy of democracy, education, science and interfaith dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00fclen began as an ally of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but became a foe. He called Erdogan an authoritarian bent on accumulating power and crushing dissent. Erdogan cast G\u00fclen as a terrorist, accusing him of orchestrating the attempted military coup on the night of July 15, 2016, when factions within the military used tanks, warplanes and helicopters to try to overthrow Erdogan\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159564-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1178711800\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/29\/1178711800\/erdogan-turkey-election-takeaways\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/29\\\/1178711800\\\/erdogan-turkey-election-takeaways&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/29\/ap23149378084782_sq-fb927d0ff0c7c10670341f2fa1a1957a3789e3d2.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/29\/ap23149378084782_sq-fb927d0ff0c7c10670341f2fa1a1957a3789e3d2.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/29\/ap23149378084782_sq-fb927d0ff0c7c10670341f2fa1a1957a3789e3d2.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/29\/ap23149378084782_sq-fb927d0ff0c7c10670341f2fa1a1957a3789e3d2.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/29\/ap23149378084782_sq-fb927d0ff0c7c10670341f2fa1a1957a3789e3d2.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/29\/ap23149378084782_sq-fb927d0ff0c7c10670341f2fa1a1957a3789e3d2.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/29\/ap23149378084782_sq-fb927d0ff0c7c10670341f2fa1a1957a3789e3d2.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/29\/ap23149378084782_sq-fb927d0ff0c7c10670341f2fa1a1957a3789e3d2.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Erdogan's victory could be fateful for Turkey's democracy and role in the world\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159564-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Heeding a call from the president, thousands took to the streets to oppose the takeover attempt. The coup-plotters fired at crowds and bombed parliament and other government buildings. A total of 251 people were killed and around 2,200 others were wounded. Around 35 alleged coup plotters were also killed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159564-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1175887249\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/13\/1175887249\/turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-leader-president-election\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/13\\\/1175887249\\\/turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-leader-president-election&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/12\/Erdogan_sq-76d5a0d22daa75c9d331378689807a17fc12fb1b.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/12\/Erdogan_sq-76d5a0d22daa75c9d331378689807a17fc12fb1b.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/12\/Erdogan_sq-76d5a0d22daa75c9d331378689807a17fc12fb1b.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/12\/Erdogan_sq-76d5a0d22daa75c9d331378689807a17fc12fb1b.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/12\/Erdogan_sq-76d5a0d22daa75c9d331378689807a17fc12fb1b.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/12\/Erdogan_sq-76d5a0d22daa75c9d331378689807a17fc12fb1b.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/12\/Erdogan_sq-76d5a0d22daa75c9d331378689807a17fc12fb1b.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/12\/Erdogan_sq-76d5a0d22daa75c9d331378689807a17fc12fb1b.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"How Recep Tayyip Erdogan became Turkey's most powerful leader\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159564-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>G\u00fclen adamantly denied involvement, and his supporters dismissed the charges as ridiculous and politically motivated. Turkey put G\u00fclen on its most-wanted list and demanded his extradition, but the United States showed little inclination to send him back, saying it needed more evidence. G\u00fclen was never charged with a crime in the U.S., and he consistently denounced terrorism as well as the coup plotters.<\/p>\n<p>In Turkey, G\u00fclen\u2019s movement \u2014 sometimes known as Hizmet, Turkish for \u201cservice\u201d \u2014 was subjected to a broad crackdown. The government arrested tens of thousands of people for their alleged link to the coup plot, sacked more than 130,000 suspected supporters from civil service jobs and more than 23,000 from the military, and shuttered hundreds of businesses, schools and media organizations tied to G\u00fclen.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>G\u00fclen called the crackdown a witch hunt and denounced Turkey\u2019s leaders as \u201ctyrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159564-103\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1144466364\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/12\/21\/1144466364\/turkey-politics-erdogan-istanbul-mayor-ekrem-imamoglu\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/1144466364\\\/turkey-politics-erdogan-istanbul-mayor-ekrem-imamoglu&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/12\/20\/gettyimages-1245632640_sq-3e82a62a6b903887d6a3825e22355e823f1ffbba.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/12\/20\/gettyimages-1245632640_sq-3e82a62a6b903887d6a3825e22355e823f1ffbba.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/12\/20\/gettyimages-1245632640_sq-3e82a62a6b903887d6a3825e22355e823f1ffbba.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/12\/20\/gettyimages-1245632640_sq-3e82a62a6b903887d6a3825e22355e823f1ffbba.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/12\/20\/gettyimages-1245632640_sq-3e82a62a6b903887d6a3825e22355e823f1ffbba.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/12\/20\/gettyimages-1245632640_sq-3e82a62a6b903887d6a3825e22355e823f1ffbba.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/12\/20\/gettyimages-1245632640_sq-3e82a62a6b903887d6a3825e22355e823f1ffbba.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/12\/20\/gettyimages-1245632640_sq-3e82a62a6b903887d6a3825e22355e823f1ffbba.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Turkey's attempt to ban an Erdogan rival from politics is drawing a backlash\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159564-103\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last year has taken a toll on me as hundreds of thousands of innocent Turkish citizens are being punished simply because the government decides they are somehow \u2018connected\u2019 to me or the Hizmet movement and treats that alleged connection as a crime,\u201d he said on the one-year anniversary of the failed coup.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan said Monday that G\u00fclen\u2019s death \u201cwill not make us complacent or relaxed. This organization has been a threat rarely seen in the history of our nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur nation, our state will continue to fight against this organization as they do with all kinds of terrorist organizations,\u201d Fidan said.<\/p>\n<p>He also called on G\u00fclen&#8217;s followers to turn away from \u201cthis treasonous wrong path.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"edTag\">G\u00fclen preached that religion and science could go hand in hand<\/h2>\n<p>Fethullah G\u00fclen was born in Erzurum, in eastern Turkey. His official birth date was April 27, 1941, but that has long been in dispute. Y. Alp Aslandogan, who leads a New York-based group that promotes G\u00fclen\u2019s ideas and work, said G\u00fclen was actually born sometime in 1938.<\/p>\n<p>Trained as an imam, or prayer leader, G\u00fclen gained notice in Turkey some 50 years ago. He preached tolerance and dialogue between faiths, and he believed religion and science could go hand in hand. His belief in merging Islam with Western values and Turkish nationalism struck a chord with Turks, earning him millions of followers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159564-104\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage554451339\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/09\/29\/554451339\/turkeys-erdogan-suggests-swap-jailed-u-s-pastor-for-turkish-cleric\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/thetwo-way\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/554451339\\\/turkeys-erdogan-suggests-swap-jailed-u-s-pastor-for-turkish-cleric&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/29\/andrew-brunson_sq-bf7e2014fbee83ac706bfc0d7f06cc0a062fa983.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/29\/andrew-brunson_sq-bf7e2014fbee83ac706bfc0d7f06cc0a062fa983.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/29\/andrew-brunson_sq-bf7e2014fbee83ac706bfc0d7f06cc0a062fa983.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/29\/andrew-brunson_sq-bf7e2014fbee83ac706bfc0d7f06cc0a062fa983.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/29\/andrew-brunson_sq-bf7e2014fbee83ac706bfc0d7f06cc0a062fa983.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/29\/andrew-brunson_sq-bf7e2014fbee83ac706bfc0d7f06cc0a062fa983.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/29\/andrew-brunson_sq-bf7e2014fbee83ac706bfc0d7f06cc0a062fa983.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/29\/andrew-brunson_sq-bf7e2014fbee83ac706bfc0d7f06cc0a062fa983.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Turkey's Erdogan Suggests Swap: Jailed U.S. Pastor For Turkish Cleric\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159564-104\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>G\u00fclen\u2019s acolytes built a loosely affiliated global network of charitable foundations, professional associations, businesses and schools in more than 100 countries, including 150 taxpayer-funded charter schools throughout the United States. In Turkey, supporters ran universities, hospitals, charities, a bank and a large media empire with newspapers and radio and TV stations.<\/p>\n<p>But G\u00fclen was viewed with suspicion by some in his homeland, a deeply polarized country split between those loyal to its fiercely secular traditions and supporters of the Islamic-based party associated with Erdogan that came to power in 2002.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>G\u00fclen had long refrained from openly supporting any political party, but his movement forged a de facto alliance with Erdogan against the country\u2019s old guard of staunch, military-backed secularists, and G\u00fclen\u2019s media empire threw its weight behind Erdogan\u2019s Islamic-oriented government.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00fclenists helped the governing party win multiple elections. But the Erdogan-Gulen alliance began to crumble after the movement criticized government policy and exposed alleged corruption among Erdogan\u2019s inner circle. Erdogan, who denied the allegations, grew weary of the growing influence of G\u00fclen\u2019s movement.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"edTag\">Erdogan charged G\u00fclen with plotting to overthrow him<\/h2>\n<p>The Turkish leader accused G\u00fclen\u2019s followers of infiltrating the country\u2019s police and judiciary and setting up a parallel state, and began agitating for G\u00fclen\u2019s extradition to Turkey even before the failed 2016 coup.<\/p>\n<p>The cleric had lived in the United States since 1999, when he came to seek medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>In 2000, with G\u00fclen still in the U.S, Turkish authorities charged him with leading an Islamist plot to overthrow the country\u2019s secular form of government and establish a religious state.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159564-105\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage486806030\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/07\/20\/486806030\/erdogan-announces-3-month-state-of-emergency-for-turkey\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/thetwo-way\\\/2016\\\/07\\\/20\\\/486806030\\\/erdogan-announces-3-month-state-of-emergency-for-turkey&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/07\/20\/gettyimages-578126060_sq-e0503b5cf7870d1c04ea6f8c169c82cf6a1cc17c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/07\/20\/gettyimages-578126060_sq-e0503b5cf7870d1c04ea6f8c169c82cf6a1cc17c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/07\/20\/gettyimages-578126060_sq-e0503b5cf7870d1c04ea6f8c169c82cf6a1cc17c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/07\/20\/gettyimages-578126060_sq-e0503b5cf7870d1c04ea6f8c169c82cf6a1cc17c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/07\/20\/gettyimages-578126060_sq-e0503b5cf7870d1c04ea6f8c169c82cf6a1cc17c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/07\/20\/gettyimages-578126060_sq-e0503b5cf7870d1c04ea6f8c169c82cf6a1cc17c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/07\/20\/gettyimages-578126060_sq-e0503b5cf7870d1c04ea6f8c169c82cf6a1cc17c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2016\/07\/20\/gettyimages-578126060_sq-e0503b5cf7870d1c04ea6f8c169c82cf6a1cc17c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Erdogan Announces 3-Month State Of Emergency For Turkey\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159564-105\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Some of the accusations against him were based on a tape recording on which G\u00fclen was alleged to have told supporters of an Islamic state to bide their time: \u201cIf they come out too early, the world will quash their heads.\u201d G\u00fclen said his comments were taken out of context.<\/p>\n<p>The cleric was tried in absentia and acquitted, but he never returned to his homeland. He won a lengthy legal battle against the administration of then-President George W. Bush to obtain permanent residency in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Rarely seen in public, G\u00fclen lived quietly on the grounds of an Islamic retreat center in the Poconos. He occupied a small apartment on the sprawling compound and left mostly only to see doctors for ailments that included heart disease and diabetes, spending much of his time in prayer and meditation and receiving visitors from around the world.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-overflow-3-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>G\u00fclen never married and did not have children. 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