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Turkey issues arrest warrant for Fethullah Gülen
Source: Reuters
Turkey issues arrest warrant for Fethullah Gülen
Reuters in Istanbul
The Guardian, Friday 19 December 2014 13.46 GMT
Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen, who President Tayyip Erdoğan accuses of seeking to overthrow him, the state broadcaster TRT Haber has reported.
Gülen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, has been in open conflict with Erdoğan since a corruption investigation targeting the then-prime minister’s inner circle a year ago.
Erdoğan blamed the investigation on Gülen, but the cleric denied involvement.
The report could not immediately be confirmed, but if such a step were taken it would be Erdoğan’s most decisive move against Gülen.
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Reuters in Istanbul
The Guardian, Friday 19 December 2014 13.46 GMT
Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen, who President Tayyip Erdoğan accuses of seeking to overthrow him, the state broadcaster TRT Haber has reported.
Gülen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, has been in open conflict with Erdoğan since a corruption investigation targeting the then-prime minister’s inner circle a year ago.
Erdoğan blamed the investigation on Gülen, but the cleric denied involvement.
The report could not immediately be confirmed, but if such a step were taken it would be Erdoğan’s most decisive move against Gülen.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/19/turkey-arrest-warrant-fethullah-gulen