“Erdogan’s accusation is no surprise, not for what it says about me but rather for what it reveals about his systematic and dangerous drive toward one-man rule.”

—  Fethullah Gülen

"Fethullah Gulen: I Condemn All Threats to Turkey’s Democracy", 2016

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Turkish preacher, former imam, writer, and political figure 1941

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