Cleric mastermind the coop.Turkey

The attempted coup in Turkey will have worldwide consequences, though some of the strongest reverberations may be felt in an unlikely place — the Poconos.

Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag told local media that those behind the military uprising were linked to exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, who
lives in eastern Pennsylvania.
Gulen, a 75-year-old who is known for supporting a moderate version of Islam, left his homeland in 1999 but still continues to influence developments from thousands of miles away.

He had been allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who urged his supporters to protest out into the streets during the coup after soldiers took over TV stations and government buildings.

Dozens reported dead in Turkish military's attempted coup
Pres Erdogan: “Turkey will not be run from a House in Pennsylvania. Turkey is not a country that can be bought or sold cheaply.”

The leader said that those responsible would be punished for their “treachery,” and said during a Facetime interview that his country “will not be run from a house in Pennsylvania.”
His bizarre reference to the U.S. comes after Erdogan and his fellow Islamist have had a massive falling out since 2013, when police and prosecutors thought to be connected to Gulen’s movement opened a corruption probe against members of the president’s Justice and Development Party.

Earlier this year the Turkish government declared that followers of the cleric’s Hizmet movement were terrorists seeking to overthrow the government and has unsuccessfully sought his extradition.