Turkish Cleric Gulen Dies in US Exile

Turkish Cleric Gulen Dies in US Exile
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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Turkey has never provided much evidence for its elaborate allegations against Gulen and the US. Gulen had a controversial and complicated relationship with Erdoğan. Given that Gulen and Erdoğan held somewhat aligned views, their differences were likely connected to the corruption charges against the president rather than religious beliefs.

Establishment-critical narrative

Gulen's long-standing ties to US interests, including alleged links to American intelligence agencies, make it completely reasonable to question whether he worked with Western powers to orchestrate the coup. Washington's refusal to extradite him, not to mention testimonies in Turkey, confirmed his followers were working to destabilize the Turkish government.

Metaculus Prediction


Public Figures


Establishment split

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