Since the 2016 failed coup attempt in #Turkey,

authorities have dismissed or suspended tens of thousands of civil servants and government workers, including more than 60,000 police and military personnel, and more than 4,000 judges and prosecutors. They have also arrested or imprisoned more than 145,000 citizens and closed more than 1,500 nongovernmental organizations on terrorism-related grounds, including hundreds of highly successful math and science academies, universities, and media outlets, primarily for alleged ties to the movement of cleric Fethullah Gulen.Show more

The Gulen movement is a globally respected faith-based civil society inspired by Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, focusing on promoting interfaith dialogue and education throughout the world.  According to the State Department 2022 Country human rights and terrorism reports, The Gulen Movement is NOT a designated terrorist organization in the United States, or anywhere else. But the Turkish government continues to detain and arrest Turkish citizens as well as foreign citizens residing in #Türkiye for alleged ties to the movement or terrorism-related links, often based on scant evidence  and minimal due process.