Talking at a press convention in Ankara, International Minister Hakan Fidan stated intelligence sources had confirmed Gulen’s dying, describing him because the chief of a “darkish organisation”.

Gulen rose to prominence by arguing that younger individuals in Turkey had misplaced their manner and training was one of the best response.

He grew to become identified for selling a tolerant Islam which emphasised altruism, modesty and laborious work.

His motion – identified in Turkey as Hizmet or “service” – first gained a foothold working colleges, and it went on to open academic establishments throughout Turkey and around the globe.

Because the motion grew, followers expanded into enterprise and commenced taking jobs inside the federal government and navy.

Hizmet was as soon as an ally of Erdogan’s, however the Turkish president turned on the motion in 2013, vowing to close down lots of of its colleges and rid the federal government of Gulenists, who he known as a “state inside a state”.

Gulen-allied law enforcement officials have been accused of finishing up raids towards Erdogan’s allies, and the Turkish authorities formally declared Hizmet a terrorist organisation in Might 2016.