Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen with Ekrem Dumanli, at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM