# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/fethullah-gulen
# Generated: 2026-09-01T15:04:08.880Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Muhammed Fethullah Gülen was a local state imam in Turkey from 1959 to 1981, preaching a theological vision that embraced democratic modernity and encouraged followers to establish secular schools, charities, and institutions across society. By 2010 the Gülen movement had grown to 8-10 million followers worldwide with over 2,000 STEM-focused schools in more than 150 countries. In 2003 Gülen-aligned participants allied with Erdoğan's AKP party, a tactical partnership that helped weaken Kemalist factions but fractured by 2011. After Gülen criticized Erdoğan's response to the 2013 Gezi Park protests, a corruption scandal erupted — leaked recordings of Erdoğan viewed 3 million times in 24 hours — and Turkish prosecutors accused Gülen of directing the investigation. Erdoğan later blamed him for the 2016 coup attempt; Gülen denied it and called for an international inquiry, while Turkey designated him a terrorist and arrested 511,000 people for alleged movement ties. The U.S. repeatedly rejected extradition requests for lack of evidence. He died in Pennsylvania on 20 October 2024; 15,000 attended his funeral in New Jersey.