June 17, 2012

Fethullah Gülen says he prefers staying longer in US to avoid ‘harming positive things’

Turkish and Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has said he prefers staying in the US longer to avoid damaging positive developments in Turkey in a first public response to Turkish prime minister’s invitation to Turkey.

Different segments applaud Erdoğan's call for Gülen to return to Turkey

In an open call that received applause from many, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited Turkish-Islamic scholar and intellectual Fethullah Gülen to return to Turkey in a speech he delivered during the closing ceremony of the 10th International Turkish Olympiad on Thursday night.

Would Gülen Hodja want to return?

Mehmet Ali Birand

Fethullah Gulen
Fethullah Gülen
 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has invited Fethullah Gülen “Hodja,” who has been living in the United States for years, back to the country. He said, “this longing should come to an end.”