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Turkey Detains Brother of Fethullah Gulen, Cleric Accused of Plotting Coup Turkey Detains Brother of Fethullah Gulen, Cleric Accused of Plotting Coup
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ISTANBUL — Turkey has detained a brother of Fethullah Gulen, the Pennsylvania-based cleric whom the government accused of organizing a coup attempt in July and who is now the source of a diplomatic confrontation with the United States.ISTANBUL — Turkey has detained a brother of Fethullah Gulen, the Pennsylvania-based cleric whom the government accused of organizing a coup attempt in July and who is now the source of a diplomatic confrontation with the United States.
The brother, Kutbettin Gulen, was arrested on Sunday in the western province of Izmir, where he had been staying with relatives, the semiofficial news agency Anadolu reported, adding that he had been sought by the police in connection with membership in an “armed terror organization.”The brother, Kutbettin Gulen, was arrested on Sunday in the western province of Izmir, where he had been staying with relatives, the semiofficial news agency Anadolu reported, adding that he had been sought by the police in connection with membership in an “armed terror organization.”
The Turkish authorities said on Monday that they had extended for three months a state of emergency that was imposed after the failed coup, as they continued to push for the return of Fethullah Gulen, 75, who oversees a religious movement that runs schools, charities and other enterprises in a number of countries.The Turkish authorities said on Monday that they had extended for three months a state of emergency that was imposed after the failed coup, as they continued to push for the return of Fethullah Gulen, 75, who oversees a religious movement that runs schools, charities and other enterprises in a number of countries.
Mr. Gulen was once a major ally of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is now Turkey’s president, but the two men had a falling out, and the Turkish government now considers Mr. Gulen’s movement a terrorist organization.Mr. Gulen was once a major ally of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is now Turkey’s president, but the two men had a falling out, and the Turkish government now considers Mr. Gulen’s movement a terrorist organization.
Turkey has demanded that the United States extradite Mr. Gulen. A spokesman for the State Department, Mark C. Toner, has been circumspect in discussing the case; he said last week that the United States had told Turkey “that we were going to evaluate this as we evaluate all extradition requests.”Turkey has demanded that the United States extradite Mr. Gulen. A spokesman for the State Department, Mark C. Toner, has been circumspect in discussing the case; he said last week that the United States had told Turkey “that we were going to evaluate this as we evaluate all extradition requests.”
The coup attempt left at least 271 people dead, and the government has fired tens of thousands of employees, including police officers, prosecutors and judges, in its aftermath.The coup attempt left at least 271 people dead, and the government has fired tens of thousands of employees, including police officers, prosecutors and judges, in its aftermath.
Mr. Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Saylorsburg, Pa., in the Pocono Mountains, has denied involvement in the coup attempt. He has condemned what he calls the repression of his supporters, saying that the arrests, purges and dismissals reflected “oppression and tyranny” and showed that Mr. Erdogan was trying to “acquire sovereignty unconditionally for himself.”Mr. Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Saylorsburg, Pa., in the Pocono Mountains, has denied involvement in the coup attempt. He has condemned what he calls the repression of his supporters, saying that the arrests, purges and dismissals reflected “oppression and tyranny” and showed that Mr. Erdogan was trying to “acquire sovereignty unconditionally for himself.”
On Monday, Mr. Erdogan reiterated his criticisms of the United States, demanding action on the extradition request.On Monday, Mr. Erdogan reiterated his criticisms of the United States, demanding action on the extradition request.
“We sent 85 boxes of files — now new files will go, too,” he said, using familiar language. “When America wants a terrorist from us, we immediately pack him up and send him, we do not ask for a court order.” “We sent 85 boxes of files — now new files will go, too,” he said, using familiar language. “When America wants a terrorist from us, we immediately pack him up and send him. We do not ask for a court order.”
He added that “we do not see the same response from our strategic partner,” and called Mr. Gulen a terrorist.He added that “we do not see the same response from our strategic partner,” and called Mr. Gulen a terrorist.
There is a widespread belief in Turkey, which is a NATO member and a crucial ally of Washington’s in the fight against the United States, that American officials were behind the coup plot. There is a widespread belief in Turkey, which is a NATO member and a crucial ally of Washington’s in the fight against terrorism, that American officials were behind the coup plot.
The suspicions have been fueled in part by anger that Mr. Gulen has been given shelter in the United States, a sense that Washington was not quick enough to denounce the plot, longstanding polarization in Turkish society, and grievances about foreign interference going back to the fall of the Ottoman Empire a century ago.The suspicions have been fueled in part by anger that Mr. Gulen has been given shelter in the United States, a sense that Washington was not quick enough to denounce the plot, longstanding polarization in Turkish society, and grievances about foreign interference going back to the fall of the Ottoman Empire a century ago.