The preacher Fethullah Gülen, head of the FETÖ organization declared terrorist in Türkiye, has died in the United States at the age of 83. This was announced today, October 21, by the Herkul portal close to FETÖ.
Gülen died on October 20 in a clinic in Pennsylvania, the information was confirmed by his nephew Ebuseleme GulenCNN Turk reports.
Turkish authorities accuse Gülen of planning a coup in July 2016. As a result of the two-day clash, more than 250 people were killed and 2.2 thousand injured. Gülen himself, who is in the United States, condemned the coup attempt and rejected the accusations. Despite Türkiye’s repeated calls to extradite Gulen, the United States has always refused to extradite the aging opposition leader.
As reported EADaily In May, Turkish media wrote that Fethullah Gülen was secretly taken from his home in Pennsylvania and sent to an unknown destination. Then Gülen’s nephew said that one of the FETÖ leaders Cevdet Türkölü He took the leader to another place. Türkölü is alleged to have attempted to keep Gülen away from other leaders of the organization. Turkish experts said Türkölü kidnapped the organization’s elderly leader, “who lives on medication and whose mental faculties are weakened,” because if Gülen were to die, they could lose control of the network of followers and all of the organization’s income.
