Thursday, December 29, 2011

Turkey: Has Gülen Movement Replaced Deep State? | EurasiaNet.org

Turkey: Has Gülen Movement Replaced Deep State?
December 29, 2011 - 11:00am, by Justin Vela

The December 26 trial of arrested Turkish journalists Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener has pushed a shadowy organization known as the Gülen movement to the forefront of public attention in Turkey. The group’s influence has long been an open secret. Now, its weight is being felt at a time when the country’s democratic credentials are increasingly being called into question.

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