Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Muslim preacher, who was blamed for a deadly failed coup attempt in 2016, has died at age 83, according to Turkish officials and a media outlet linked to the cleric’s movement. He was a longtime bitter rival of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
US-based cleric announced his death by Herkul Nagme, a news outlet associated with Gulen, on Monday.
A post said on X, adding that he was undergoing treatment at hospital for some time “Our religious leader the great Fethullah Gülen who dedicated his life to Islam and serving humanity has walked on to the horizon of his spiri.”
Gulen’s death was confirmed by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at a news conference in Ankara, vowing to continue the fight against the cleric’s group, which is designated as a terrorist organization in Turkey.
Fethullah Gulen was Born in 1941, Gulen climbed the ranks of Turkey’s religious bureaucracy to become an influential imam, building his base of followers over decades. However, he went into self-imposed exile in 1999, when he moved from Turkey to the United States and settled in the small, leafy town of Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.
TRT the State broadcaster announced his death on Monday, calling him “a traitor, an enemy of religion and a terrorist who spent his entire life plotting against” the country.
he said “The leader of this dark organization is dead. Our resolve in fighting terrorism remains ongoing. The news of his death will not lead us to complacency,”.
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