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Re:Turkish academics: Remain silent or risk all by gorkemyurt on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:41PM (#12188447)
Yep exactly ! Erdogan and Gulen were close allies until 3 years ago.

A stadium full of Gulen supporters cheering for Erdogan, just 4 years ago.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bP7r0U8mfg

Erdogan's speech; "I wish Gulen was here with us today"

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Re:Turkish academics: Remain silent or risk all by afsina on Friday July 29, 2016 @03:10PM (#12189178)
Actually it was not a friendship. Perhaps a mutually beneficial partnership. And things went downhill probably much before 2012, regardless of political speeches.
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