Was Turkey’s military uprising orchestrated from PENNSYLVANIA? Erdogan blames Fethullah Gulen, a 75-year-old recluse living in Poconos community of 1,100
Erdogan said those behind the coup were linked to Pennsylvania
He was referencing his ally turned political rival Fethullah Gulen
Tension reportedly began after Turkish government shut down network of schools started by Gulen’s followers, known as Hizmet
Hizmet has deep roots in Turkey’s military and political establishment
President repeatedly accused Gulen of plotting to overthrow government
Coup was reportedly led by Colonel Muharrem Kose, who was recently kicked out of the army over his links to Gulen
By JESSICA CHIA
DAILYMAIL.COM
16 July 2016
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, blamed an Islamic scholar in Pennsylvania for the coup attempt after he made a triumphant return to Istanbul announcing the military uprising had failed.
Explosions and gunfire erupted in Istanbul and Ankara, but Erdogan said the coup was orchestrated 5,000 miles away in a reference to his political rival Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in voluntary exile in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania since the late 1990s.
Gulen, 75, initially swung his millions-strong support behind of Erdogan, who rose from the mayor of Istanbul to prime minister before he became the president in 2014.
But the two fell out over a massive corruption scandal in 2013 that cost the country $100billion in a campaign thought to be initiated by Gulen’s followers against Erdogan’s closest allies.
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