: Reader George:

After the failed Gülenist coup attempt, the leader of the criminal network denied his role. With more evidence coming to light day by day, it has been proven that the junta was formed of Gülenist terrorists. On the other side of the story, we see that Gülen has always sided with illegitimate military interventions. Here is a close look at the ex-imam’s background which reveals his appreciation of coups in Turkish history

In the wake of the July 15 failed coup attempt perpetrated by a junta embedded within the Turkish Armed Forces, many Western skeptics failed to get a grasp on reality; they ignored that the top brass of the coup stagers had some definite links to the Gülenist Terror Organization / Parallel State Structure (FETÖ/PDY) run by a fugitive preacher living in rural Pennsylvania.

After the leader of the organization, Fetullah Gülen, was visited by reporters from major news networks, the expected response was quick to come. Completely denying his role in the coup attempt, the most famous dweller of Saylorsburg bluffed, saying that he would accept the verdict of an international commission to be founded for the investigation of the incident.

Nevertheless, his background is full of obedience to power holders, be it an illegitimate coup administration or a democratically elected government. Gülen has always acted pragmatically and sided with whoever had the power to rule, just to make his criminal network grow.

The ex-imam living in a 400-acre compound in the foothills of the Poconos mountains, "condemned" the attempt and openly lied about his background, saying that he is someone who suffered the most from coups. But the reality is the exact opposite.

In the wake of the bloody 1980 coup led by the Chief of General Staff Kenan Evren who toppled the coalition government of center-right leader Süleyman Demirel, Gülen penned an editorial for the organization's Sızıntı (Leak) magazine in which he wholeheartedly praised the brutal overthrow.

Upon the coup d'état, a state of emergency was declared in Turkey, thousands were unlawfully detained and even tortured to death, the constitution was suspended and political parties were closed while their leaders were questioned, prosecuted and imprisoned.