Religious orders and democracy in Turkey
When Turkish military units across the country launched a bloody and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to topple the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on July 15 2016, it did not take long before fingers were pointed at the prime suspects behind the attempted coup - followers of the Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen, who were said to have covertly gained unprecedented control over state institutions.
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