CNN —Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, a longtime bitter rival of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who has been blamed for a deadly failed coup attempt in 2016, has died at age 83, according to Turkish officials and social media accounts linked to the cleric’s movement.
The death of the US-based cleric was announced by Herkul Nagme, a news outlet associated with Gulen, on Monday.
“Our religious leader the great Fethullah Gülen who dedicated his life to Islam and serving humanity has walked on to the horizon of his spirit,” it said on X, adding that he was undergoing treatment at hospital for some time.
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Persons:
Fethullah Gulen, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Herkul Nagme, Gülen
Organizations:
CNN, Turkish, Gulen
Locations:
Islam