Hizmet

Cleric says he would not flee US to avoid extradition to Turkey

By guest — July 11, 2017
(Reuters) — Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of instigating last year's failed coup, says he would accept extradition if Washington agrees to a request by Ankara to hand him over.

As Gulen movement contracts in Africa, worry over who will fill the vacuum

By Lauren Markoe — August 30, 2016
(RNS) At Turkey's request, some African governments are closing Gulen-affiliated schools.

With Africa trip, Turkey’s Erdogan aims to quash influence of Islamic cleric

By David Gibson — May 31, 2016
ANKARA (Reuters) The continent is not big enough for both Tayyip Erdogan and Hizmet leader Fethullah Gulen, a cleric whose network was once an instrument of Turkey's soft power in Africa.

Muslim cleric linked to Turkish corruption probe

By Jacob Resneck — January 17, 2014
ISTANBUL (RNS) Has a reclusive Turkish cleric exiled to Pennsylvania hatched a plot to bring down the government of his former ally?
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