Turkish government confirms death of Erdogan rival Fethullah Gulen

Earlier, the Herkul website, which publishes Gulen's sermons, said on its X account that Gulen had died on Sunday evening in a hospital after being treated for a long-term illness.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirms the death of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Turkish authorities of organizing a failed 2016 coup. Ankara's top diplomat was responding to a question from a news reporter dealing with reports of Gulan's death when he made the comments.