Dardasha: A Middle East Podcast

Fethullah Gülen and Turkey's Failed Coup

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On July 15th 2016, a faction of the Turkish military attempted to overthrow the Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. Erdogan's loyalists quickly rallied and squashed the attempted coup. In the aftermath, Erdogan blamed the reclusive U.S. based cleric Fethullah Gülen for the coup and demanded his extradition to Turkey. In this week's episode Mike and Danny discuss Gülen and his followers as well as the probability of him being behind the failed coup.