The main opponent of Turkish President Recep Erdogan and the head of the Turkish opposition organization FETO, Fethullah Gülen, has died. This became known from a statement published on the Herkul portal. Gülen died at the age of 83 in the USA, where he had lived since 1999. It is clarified that he struggled with illness for a long time and was hospitalized, but his life could not be saved. Information about Gülen's death was confirmed by his nephew Ebusseme Gülen.
According to him, he died on October 20 at a clinic in Pennsylvania. Fethullah Gülen was a Turkish Islamic preacher and public figure. He founded the Hizmet movement, which includes a network of educational institutions, charities, media companies and other projects. Gülen's ideology was to actively support interreligious dialogue, tolerance and educational reforms.
On July 15, 2016, a coup attempt took place in Turkey, the Turkish authorities accused Gülen of organizing it.
The preacher denied any involvement in the incident. Turkish media previously reported that Gülen was poisoned on the night of November 17, 2021. However, information about the death of the head of the Turkish opposition organization FETO was later denied.
According to him, he died on October 20 at a clinic in Pennsylvania. Fethullah Gülen was a Turkish Islamic preacher and public figure. He founded the Hizmet movement, which includes a network of educational institutions, charities, media companies and other projects. Gülen's ideology was to actively support interreligious dialogue, tolerance and educational reforms.
On July 15, 2016, a coup attempt took place in Turkey, the Turkish authorities accused Gülen of organizing it.
The preacher denied any involvement in the incident. Turkish media previously reported that Gülen was poisoned on the night of November 17, 2021. However, information about the death of the head of the Turkish opposition organization FETO was later denied.
