Fethullah gulen

Erdogan ties 'genociding, expansionist, occupying' Zionism to threats to Turkey, 2016 coup attempt

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the 2016 FETO coup and ongoing threats to Turkey are linked to a “genocidal, occupying, and expansionist ideology called Zionism.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a party conference, June 27, 2026.
US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US.

Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Turkey for failed 2016 coup, dies at 83

 Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist hold a news conference about the gas leak in the Baltic Sea from Nord Stream, in Stockholm, Sweden September 27, 2022.

Sweden optimistic about NATO talks with Turkey

US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US.

Turkey says Trump working on extraditing cleric accused of planning coup


Report: Turkey detains 56 over alleged links to 2016 coup attempt

Those detained were among 89 people whose detention was ordered in an investigation by Istanbul prosecutors, 'Hurriyet' newspaper reported.

US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US.

Erdogan and Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Post

Turkey to detain 79 former teachers in post-coup probe

The teachers were formerly employed at schools allegedly linked to the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016.

Father of NBA star detained in Turkish coup investigation

NBA star Enes Kanter lashed out at Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan on Twitter.

Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter.

Commentary: Aftershocks in Ankara

Recep Erdogan’s crackdown on the Gulen movement could change the face of Turkey

Demonstration in Turkey

Turkey chaos following coup attempt leaves Assad as big winner

Turkish authorities have suspended or detained around 50,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers since the coup attempt, according to the latest Reuters tally on Wednesday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Kerry addresses possibility of US extraditing alleged Turkey coup plotter

The Turkish government said followers of Gulen, who has been living in self-imposed exile in the United States for years, were behind the attempted coup by a faction of the military on Friday.

Fethullah Gülen‏

Turkey Coalition failure, Abdullah Gül’s time is now

The Jerusalem Post