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2016

The 'Gulenists' Erdogan blames for Turkey coup

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Since surviving last week's coup attempt, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has escalated his battle against his arch-enemy, US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen whom he accuses of orchestrating the failed putsch. Once close allies, the two fell out several years ago, and Erdogan now labels Gulen's supporters "terrorists" who run a shadowy "parallel state" in Turkey and tried to bring him down with military force. Erdogan has demanded the extradition of the 75-year-old from the United States, where he lives in a wooded compound in Pennsylvania and, Gulen's followers say, leads a humble life, using nothing but a bedroom and a desk.