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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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen 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

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

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File Photo dated on January 11, 2019 - Fethullah Gulen sits among his guests during an afternoon prayer at his property in Saylorsburg. Donald Trump's white house explored cutting grants for a network of charter schools tied to Gulen. - Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the US, 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 Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Türkiye issues warrants for 23 military personnel over links to failed coup

STORY: Türkiye issues warrants for 23 military personnel over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the special operations STORYLINE: Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 23 former and current military personnel over their suspected links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The state-run TRT broadcaster said 19 suspects, including soldiers on duty, former military school students and a police officer, have been detained so far in large-scale operations covering 11 provinces. The simultaneous operations came after an investigation initiated by the chief prosecutor's office in the western province of Izmir against the network's members within the Turkish military. Operations are underway to capture the remaining suspects, according to the TRT. The network led by U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen was listed as a ter

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Turkish police detain 30 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish police detain 30 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of convoy of police cars leaving police headquarters for operation in Izmir, Türkiye 2. various of suspects detained in the operations being taken to the police station in Izmir, Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish police detained on Friday 30 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, local media reported. The police launched raids in the western province of Izmir after prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for 32 suspects believed to be members of the organization. According to the semi-official Anadolu Agency, 30 suspects were detained during the raids, while the other two remain at large. The suspects are believed to be affiliated with the Gulen movement, a network allegedly led by the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and blamed by the Turkish government for o

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Turkish authorities detain 42 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish authorities detain 42 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the capture of over 40 suspects with links to a coup attempt (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces detained 42 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday. Intelligence officers and counterterrorism police carried out an operation dubbed "Clamp-6" across 14 provinces of Türkiye, including the capital Ankara, the minister said on social media platform X, without specifying the time frame of the raids. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accused of attempting a coup on July 15, 2016, that killed at least 250 people. The Gulen movement is allegedly led by and named after Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom

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Turkish authorities detain 38 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish authorities detain 38 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police 2. various of suspects detained by Turkish police STORYLINE: Turkish police on Wednesday rounded up 38 suspects across Türkiye over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The Turkish police conducted raids across 12 provinces in the simultaneous operations dubbed "Pinch-3," the minister said in a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accused of attempting the coup on July 15, 2016. The Gulen movement is allegedly led by and named after Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who his followers regard as a spiritual leader. Ankara accused U.S.-based Fethullah Gulen of masterminding the attempted coup, in which at leas

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Türkiye detains 13 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Türkiye detains 13 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of anti-terrorism police arresting suspects STORYLINE: Turkish police on Thursday rounded up 13 suspects in Istanbul who were at large despite an arrest warrant over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The police found that some of the fugitives had stayed at houses that were identified as the cells of the movement led by U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen, according to the private Turkish broadcaster NTV. The teams carried out simultaneous raids at those "cell houses" in an operation in Istanbul and detained 13 suspects, it said. The suspects were allegedly using the Gulen movement's encrypted messaging app ByLock and played an active role within the organization, NTV reported. The Turkish government accuses the Gulen movement of infiltrating the s

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Türkiye captures dozens in sweeping operation against terrorist groups

STORY: Türkiye captures dozens in sweeping operation against terrorist groups DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of an operation against terrorist groups in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of Istanbul Police Department 3. various of Türkiye's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya STORYLINE: Türkiye's re-elected government on Wednesday rounded up dozens of suspects in a sweeping operation against terrorist groups, including a network accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup, local media reported. Police carried out simultaneous raids at 36 locations in Istanbul and captured 28 suspects with alleged connections to the group led by U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, the state-run Anadolu agency reported. Four other suspects are believed to be abroad while the search is underway to find another two. In the southern province of Mersin, police backed up by special forces launched dawn raids to capture 28 suspects over their alleged links to

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Türkiye detains 26 army personnel over ties to 2016 coup bid

STORY: Türkiye detains 26 army personnel over ties to 2016 coup bid DATELINE: July 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of police operations (file) 2. various of the arrested suspects taken to the police station (courtesy: Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: Turkish law enforcement units have detained 26 military personnel on the grounds of aiding a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, local media reported on Tuesday. In a joint effort by the army and the police forces to detain 35 individuals whose arrests were warranted by the prosecutor's office following surveillance, simultaneous raids were carried out in 18 provinces, with a focus on the western province of Izmir, said the Hurriyet daily. Units from the Turkish Intelligence spotted out-of-protocol communication attempts by some army members with the network led by the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, it added. Among those whose arrest is warranted, 14 of them are former m

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Turkey nabs 31 ex-military personnel for suspected links to failed coup

STORY: Turkey nabs 31 ex-military personnel for suspected links to failed coup DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Police searching the houses where the operation was carried out 2. various of the detained suspects 3. police and gendarmerie cars returning from operation in Izmir (file) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have detained 31 former military personnel, including a former colonel, for their suspected links to a failed coup in 2016, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The suspects were captured in parallel operations launched in 16 provinces spearheaded by prosecutors from the western city of Izmir, according to the report. The arrested military personnel were suspected members of a movement headed by the U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen accused by Ankara of being behind the coup in July 2016, the prosecutors stated. Izmir Attorney General's office also issued arrest warrants for 16 former military school students wh

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Turkey detains 113 over suspected links to 2016 coup

STORY: Turkey detains 113 over suspected links to 2016 coup DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Turkish police operation against Gulen movement in Turkey ( courtesy of ihlas news agency ) 2. Various of detained people during the Turkish police operation against Gulen movement in Turkey ( courtesy of ihlas news agency ) 3. Various of Fethullah Gulen, U.S.-based Muslim preacher ( edited ) 4. Various of the attempted coup on July 15, 2016 in Turkey ( edited ) STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 113 suspects over their alleged links to a movement accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. According to the statement by the office of the capital Ankara's chief prosecutor, an arrest warrant was issued for 34 suspects for their suspected affiliation with the "public service structure" of the Gulen movement. At least 30 people have been detained so far in police raids across 19 provinces, the semi-official Anadolu Agency repo