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| Turkey's ally Azerbaijan probes Gulen supporters |
| 2016-08-16 |
| [AlAhram] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's ex-Soviet ally Azerbaijan on Monday said it has launched a criminal investigation into the supporters of US-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen ... a Turkish preacher living in Pennsylvania whom the current govt of Turkey considers responsible for all the ills afflicting Turkey and possibly the entire world... , whom Ankara blames for last month's abortive coup. "In order to prevent illegal actions on the territory of Azerbaijan by the supporters of the terrorist organization of Fethullah Gulen, the prosecutor general has launched a criminal case," front man Eldar Sultanov told AFP. He said Sherlocks have begun "actions" on the case, without elaborating. It is unclear how many people might be prosecuted in the case. Azerbaijan last month shut down a private television channel over plans to broadcast an interview with Gulen, "in order to avoid provocations aimed at damaging the strategic partnership between Turkey and Azerbaijan." Gulen's Hizmet movement has affiliated schools around the world, including in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan, normally funded by wealthy Turkish businessmen. They insist it is an informal grouping promoting moderate islam and development, but their critics see them as a shadowy organization with an unaccountable influence in Turkey. |
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