Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
- 21-Oct-2024
The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an attempted coup against Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, has died. He was 83. Herkul, a website which publishes Gulen’s sermons, said on its X account that Gulen had died on […]
Govt imposes ban on Pak-Turk Foundation, declares a proscribed entity
- 01-May-2019
The entity was listed among outlawed organisations under Section 11-B of the Anti-Terrorism Act - 1997 on solid evidences of its connections with terrorists.
Istanbul changes street names ‘to remove Gulen links’
- 14-Dec-2017
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s largest city Istanbul has resolved to change the names of almost 200 streets in a mass renaming campaign, largely to remove any association with the alleged mastermind of the 2016 failed coup Fethullah Gulen, a report said on Thursday. The move was agreed by the city’s municipal council, the state-run Anadolu news agency […]
Turkey denies ‘ludicrous’ reports of plan to seize cleric from US
- 12-Nov-2017
ISTANBUL: Turkey has dismissed what it said were ludicrous reports that Turkish officials may have discussed a plan to seize a wanted U.S.-based Muslim cleric and hand him over to Ankara in exchange for millions of dollars. In a statement, the Turkish embassy in Washington repeated Ankara’s request for the extradition of the cleric, Fethullah […]
Turkey’s Erdogan compares coup defeat to medieval battle
- 26-Aug-2017
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday compared the defeat of last year’s attempted coup against his rule to key events in the country’s history, including a 1071 triumph by Turkic tribes over the Byzantines in Anatolia. Erdogan has in recent years sought to put greater emphasis not just on the history of the […]
Gulen ‘not worried’ about extradition to Turkey
- 19-Jul-2017
PARIS: US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Ankara for a failed coup attempt a year ago, told French TV Tuesday that he did not believe he would be extradited to Turkey. Turkey marked the first anniversary of the attempted putsch on Saturday with mass rallies and bellicose speeches by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who […]
Turkey marks coup defeat with rallies, Erdogan warning to ‘traitors’
- 16-Jul-2017
ANKARA: Turkey on Saturday marked one year since the defeat of the failed coup bid with mass nationwide rallies seeking to showcase national unity and a stern warning by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to “chop off the heads” of traitors. The authorities declared July 15 an annual national holiday of “democracy and unity”, billing the foiling […]
German official accuses Turkey of ‘intolerable’ spying
- 28-Mar-2017
BERLIN: A German state minister on Tuesday accused Turkey of “unacceptable” spying on alleged followers of exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blames for a failed coup attempt last year. “It is notable with what intensity and ruthlessness the people living abroad are being investigated,” said Boris Pistorius, interior minister of the […]
Pakistan to shut Gulen-linked schools ahead of Erdogan visit
- 16-Nov-2016
ISLAMABAD: The government has on Tuesday decided to close a chain of private schools in Pakistan run by US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Sources say the decision was taken before the arrival of Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan for a two-day state visit to Pakistan from 16-17 November. The Turkish government had blamed Fehtullah Gulen […]
Erdogan accuses Germany of ‘harbouring terrorists’
- 03-Nov-2016
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Germany of being one of the world’s worst countries for harboring “terrorists”, saying Berlin had not responded to requests to hand over suspects from the July 15 failed coup. Erdogan said that he had handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel around 4,000 dossiers about suspects in Germany […]