US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Ankara of organising a failed 2016 coup, has died in exile in the United States, aged 83, his movement and the Turkish government said Monday.

Turkish president Erdogan's rival Fethullah Gulen dies in exile at 83

Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind a 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States where he was based, the news agency Reuters reported on Monday (Oct 21) citing state media.

Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey says was behind 2016 failed coup, has died

Turkey has ordered the detention of 133 military personnel over suspected links to a network Ankara accuses of organising an attempted coup in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday.

Turkey orders detention of 133 military personnel over suspected Gulen links - Anadolu

Turkish police on Tuesday launched nationwide raids to detain 168 individuals suspected of ties to the group blamed for a 2016 coup attempt, state media reported.

Turkey orders arrest of dozens more over alleged coup ties

Turkish authorities on Monday ordered the arrest of 249 past and present foreign ministry personnel suspected of ties to the group blamed for a failed 2016 coup, the prosecutor's office said.

Turkey orders arrest of 249 foreign ministry staff

Turkey ordered the arrest of 295 serving military personnel on Friday, the prosecutor's office said, accusing them of links to the network of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says orchestrated a 2016 attempted coup.

Turkey orders 295 military personnel arrested over US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen links in 2016 coup attempt

US President Donald Trump told his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, that Washington was working on extraditing a US-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed Turkish coup in 2016, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday.

Trump working on extraditing Gulen: Turkish foreign minister

Turkish courts have so far handed jail terms to more than 2,000 suspects over the failed 2016 coup aimed at unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a government minister said Thursday

Over 2,000 suspects given jail terms in Turkey coup trials: Minister

President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States should look at its own actions if it wants the return of an American Christian pastor who has been jailed in Turkey for suspected links to a 2016 failed coup

Turkey's Erdogan says US should look at its own actions if it wants jailed pastor freed

A total of 1,823 civil servants will return to work

1800 civil servants reinstated in Turkey after post-coup purges

According to reports, the suspects included 333 soldiers and 27 civilians - also termed as "secret-imams"

Turkey arrests over 300 soldiers for links with US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen

Mesut Kacmaz, his wife and two daughters were flown out of?Pakistan?after having being detained since September 20 in the eastern city of Lahore, the?former?school?officials said

Pakistan deports Turkish school network's former director and family

Turkish authorities had on August 10 issued arrest warrants for 35 media employees accused of using the Bylock messaging app allegedly used by Fethullah Gulen to mobilise followers

Turkey: Nine journalists arrested for alleged links to Gulen

The event marking last year's failed coup was called a 'danger for public order and security in Austria'

Austria bars Turkish economy minister for event marking attempted-coup anniversary

In an interview, head of Germany's foreign intelligence, said Ankara had failed to convince it that Gulen was behind the failed coup

Germany supports group responsible for failed coup in Turkey: Erdogan's spokesman

Turkey has been rooting out followers of the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom it accuses of plotting last year's coup

Nearly 95,000 public servants sacked in post-coup purge: Turkey

Ankara argues the state of emergency is needed to eradicate the influence in Turkish institutions of the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen

Turkey extends state of emergency by three months

The US-based cleric, Turkish president Erdogan's longtime rival, denied being associated with this murder, like he denied the attempted coup

Gulen rejects link to Russian envoy's assassination

Turkey's foreign minister told US?secretary of state, that Ankara and Moscow believe Fethullah Gulen's followers are behind the killing

Turkey: Gulen network behind killing of Russian envoy

Ankara blames the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his supporters for the coup bid in which more than 240 people were killed

Turkey coup probe: Around 15,000 civil servants, military and police officials dismissed

Turkey says that they were teaching in schools run by US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Erdogan blames for July's failed military coup

Pakistan: More than 100 Turkish teachers ordered to leave country in bid to 'please' visiting Turkish President

The action was taken over suspected links to the Gulen movement which Turkey blames for the failed coup against President Erdogan

Turkey suspends more than 12,000 police officers, shuts TV station

Fethullah Gulen, accused of plotting July 15 coup bid, has lived in self-imposed exile in the USA since 1999

Turkey police detain Fethullah Gulen's brother

Ahmet Altan was detained in less than 24 hours after he was released in connection with probe into the attempted putsch in July

Turkey detains top journalist within 24 hours of release

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