Turkey’s Fethullah Gulen denies corruption probe links

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Series Details 27.01.14
Publication Date 27/01/2014
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Report of an exclusive BBC interview with reclusive Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen in the USA, January 2014.

Seen as a rival to Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he denied using his influence to start investigations into alleged high-level government corruption in Turkey. He was responding to allegations he had ordered his followers holding senior positions in the police and judiciary to launch those investigations.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25909139
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ESO: Background information: Turkish government in crisis over corruption scandal http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkish-government-in-crisis-over-corruption-scandal/
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BBC News, 27.01.14: Fethullah Gulen: Powerful but reclusive Turkish cleric http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25885817
Open Democracy, 27.01.14: Turkey's struggle: Erdogan vs Gulen http://www.opendemocracy.net/bill-park/turkeys-struggle-erdogan-vs-gulen?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+opendemocracy+%28openDemocracy%29
The Guardian, 09.02.14: Turkish police caught in middle of war between Erdoğan and former ally Gülen http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/09/turkish-police-fethullah-gulen-network
Social Europe Journal, 21.02.14: If The Rest Of The World Really Want To Help Turkey http://www.social-europe.eu/2014/02/turkey/

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