Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher, former imam, writer, and political figure
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Fethullah Gülen is a Turkish preacher, author, educator and Muslim scholar. He lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania (USA).
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Era | Modern era |
Region | Muslim scholar |
School | Hanafi, Sufi |
Main interests | Sufism, Mainstream Islamic thought, education, interfaith dialogue among the People of the Book |
Notable ideas | Service (hizmet); interfaith dialogue; civil society |
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Gülen teaches a moderate version of Sunni / Hanafi Islam, deriving from that of Said Nursi's teachings and modernizing them. Gülen condemns terrorism,[1] supports communication between people of different religions, and has initiated such dialogue with the Vatican and some Jewish organisations.[2] Until 2013 he was an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who later blamed him for the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.