Fethullah Gulen, Turkey, and the United States: A Reference (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised April 10, 2017 |
| Report Number |
IF10444 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Jim Zanotti, Clayton Thomas |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
This In Focus product provides background information on
this subject. For analysis of the subject within the overall
context of U.S.-Turkey relations, see CRS Report R44000,
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief, by Jim
Zanotti.
Following the July 2016 failed coup in Turkey, the status of
Muhammed Fethullah Gülen (hereinafter Fethullah Gulen),
and the civil society movement that bears his name have
become more significant for U.S.-Turkey relations. Gulen,
born in Turkey between 1938 and 1941, is a former Turkish
state-employed imam and now a permanent U.S. resident.
The Turkish government has increased calls for Gulen’s
extradition in light of allegations that individuals with
connections to him participated in the coup plot.
