Oct 21, 2024, 10:00 AM

Fethullah Gulen passes away in US

Fethullah Gulen passes away in US

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Fethullah Gulen, the leader of the Gulen movement who lived in the USA for many years died at the age of 83 in Pennsylvania.

Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind a 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States where he was based, broadcaster NTV and other Turkish media said on Monday, according to Reuters.

Gulen built a powerful movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years accused of orchestrating an attempted coup against Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan.

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