tag Fethullah Gulen

U.S. network of Turkish cleric facing pressure as those at home seek help

EghtesadOnline: A network of more than 150 U.S. charter schools linked to followers of Fethullah Gulen , the Pennsylvania-based Muslim cleric the Turkish government blames for instigating July’s failed coup, has come under growing financial and legal strain, according to school officials, current and former members of Gulen’s movement, and public records reviewed by Reuters.
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Publish Date:26/September/2016 | 07:50

Gulen’s Lawyers Fear Attack on His Life

EghtesadOnline: Lawyers for US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen say they fear an attack on his life, in the wake of the failed coup attempt on 15 July in Turkey.
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Publish Date:07/August/2016 | 10:37

Turkey orders detention of 47 more journalists: government official

EghtesadOnline: Turkey ordered another 47 journalists detained on Wednesday, a government official said, part of a widening crackdown on supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen , accused by Ankara of masterminding a failed military coup.
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Publish Date:27/July/2016 | 10:14

Turkey Detains Key Aide of Gulen

EghtesadOnline: Turkey’s authorities have detained the “right hand” of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen , who President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused of masterminding the failed coup attempt, a presidency official said.
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Publish Date:25/July/2016 | 13:54

Turkey widens post-coup purge, demands Washington hand over cleric

EghtesadOnline: Turkey purged its police on Monday after rounding up thousands of soldiers in the wake of a failed military coup, and said it could reconsider its friendship with the United States unless Washington hands over a cleric Ankara blames for the putsch; Reuters reported.
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Publish Date:19/July/2016 | 15:57

Turkey Demands Extradition of Gulen From US

EghtesadOnline: Turkish tensions have grown after government forces put down an attempted coup on Friday night. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused exiled Turkish businessman and cleric Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the violence and is demanding the US extradite him, Al Jazeera reported.
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Publish Date:18/July/2016 | 14:33

Turkey seeks to arrest 55 people suspected of financing Gulen - NTV

EghtesadOnline: Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for 55 people, including businessmen, suspected of giving financial support to the network of the U.S.-based cleric Ankara accuses of orchestrating a failed military coup in July, broadcaster NTV said.
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Publish Date:10/December/2016 | 13:55

Turkey says suspends 12,801 police over alleged links with cleric Gulen

EghtesadOnline: Turkish authorities have suspended 12,801 police officers from duty, police headquarters said on Tuesday, over their suspected links with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his network, blamed by Ankara for orchestrating a failed coup in July.
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Publish Date:04/October/2016 | 07:51

Turkey Issues Warrants for 121 People Linked to Gulen

EghtesadOnline: Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 121 people as part of an ongoing investigation into the July 15 failed coup.
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Publish Date:28/September/2016 | 07:48

Turkey's Erdogan urges world to act against U.S.-based Gulen

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on world leaders at the United Nations to take measures against a U.S.-based cleric's "terrorist network" that he said threatened their security.
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Publish Date:21/September/2016 | 11:24

Erdogan Says Turkish Officials to Deliver Coup Evidence to U.S.

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the U.S. would continue its investigation into July’s attempted coup, as Ankara vowed to provide evidence to support a claim the violence was planned by Fethullah Gulen , a 75-year-old preacher living in exile in Pennsylvania.
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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 09:17

Erdogan to Complain to U.S. Over Gulen Extradition Delay

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to complain to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden about the delay in extraditing an Islamic cleric accused by Turkish authorities of masterminding last month’s failed coup.
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Publish Date:23/August/2016 | 08:34

U.S. Harboring Gulen Is Destroying Turkey Ties, Premier Says

EghtesadOnline: U.S. failure to extradite Fethullah Gulen , the Islamic cleric blamed by Turkish authorities for the failed military coup last month, is “destroying” Turkish-American relationships, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said in a stern rebuke ahead of a visit by Vice President Joe Biden.
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Publish Date:21/August/2016 | 10:08

Erdogan Links Coup Suspects, PKK to Bomb Attacks

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused followers of a US-based Islamic cleric he blames for last month’s coup attempt of being complicit in attacks by Kurdish militants in Turkey’s southeast, which killed 10 people.
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Publish Date:20/August/2016 | 11:21

U.S. Justice Department to Dispatch Team to Turkey for Gulen Probe

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Justice Department will dispatch a team to Turkey in coming days to pursue allegations by the Turkish government of criminal activity by Fethullah Gulen , an Obama administration official said Friday.
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Publish Date:20/August/2016 | 09:31

Turkey says no compromise with Washington on cleric's extradition

EghtesadOnline: Turkey will not compromise with Washington over the extradition of the Islamic cleric it accuses of orchestrating a failed coup, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday, warning of rising anti-Americanism if the United States fails to extradite.
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Publish Date:14/August/2016 | 09:02