Setting the facts straight on the Gülen movement

James C. Harrington *

Much of what Dan Bilefsky and Şebnem Arsu’s recent article in the International Herald Tribune (“Shadow Force Grows in Turkey,” published on April 18) describes about Fethullah Gülen and Turkey’s recent history is accurate, but the authors cast a shadow of innuendo and loose conclusions, apparently more driven by personal predispositions than reality.

Fethullah Gülen’s lawyer's response to the claims in a recent International Herald Tribune article

In article with the heading “Shadow force grows in Turkey” by Dan Bilefsky and Sebnem Arsu appeared in the International Herald Tribune on April 18, 2012. It has become necessary to issue this statement to the press due to the reappearance of the same false claims against Mr. Fethullah Gülen—claims which have originated from Turkey and which have indeed been repeatedly published in the Turkish media.

We wish to express the following issues before answering the claims: