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UK: ‘Anecdotal’ evidence of Gulen role in Turkey coup attempt

Name: UK: ‘Anecdotal’ evidence of Gulen role in Turkey coup attempt
Uploaded: 2017-03-25T11:00:40Z
Duration: 2 min 41 s
Description: While there is ‘anecdotal and circumstantial’ evidence that individual members of the Gulen movement were involved in a failed coup attempt in Turkey last year, hard proof was difficult to find, according to a UK parliamentary report.

While there is ‘anecdotal and circumstantial’ evidence that individual members of the Gulen movement were involved in a failed coup attempt in Turkey last year, hard proof was difficult to find, according to a UK parliamentary report.

While there is “anecdotal and circumstantial” evidence that individual members of the Gulen movement were involved in a failed coup attempt in Turkey last year, hard proof was difficult to find, according to a UK parliamentary report.

Since the July 15 coup attempt, Turkey has accused Pennsylvania-based Fethullah Gulen of being behind a push to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The inquiry by the Foreign Affairs Committee also points out opportunities in the UK’s growing relationship with Turkey.

Al Jazeera’s Renee Odeh reports.

By Renee Odeh