Erdogan vs. Gulen in Texas Courts: Battle of Two Turkish Powerhouses

May 24, 2016
Harut Sassounian

Harut Sassounian

BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN

A decade ago, two Turkish Islamist leaders ”” Recep Erdogan (now President) and prominent Sunni cleric Fethullah Gulen ”” were the best of friends. Their common enemy was the Turkish military. But as Erdogan solidified his dictatorial rule by castrating the generals, he turned against his old ally, Gulen, to monopolize his grip on power. Erdogan purged and jailed hundreds of Gulen followers: journalists, judges, police, and state officials.

To expand its global investigation into the activities of Gulen-led organizations, the Turkish government hired, for $50,000 a month, the London-based law firm of Amsterdam and Partners. The law firm will also provide legal advice on the Erdogan regime’s request for Gulen’s extradition from his self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania.

“We have been retained by the Republic of Turkey to expose allegedly unlawful conduct by the Gulen network worldwide,”

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