Fethullah Gülen
Muhammed Fethullah Gülen (born 27 April 1941) is a Turkish preacher, former imam, and writer. He is the founder of the Gülen movement (known as Hizmet meaning service in Turkish). He currently lives in self-imposed exile in the United States, residing in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.
Gülen teaches an Anatolian (sort of Hanafi) version of Islam, deriving from Sunni Muslim scholar Said Nursî's teachings. Gülen has stated that he believes in science, interfaith dialogue among the People of the Book, and multi-party democracy. He has initiated such dialogue with the Vatican and some Jewish organizations.
Gülen is actively involved in the societal debate concerning the future of the Turkish state, and Islam in the modern world. He has been described in the English-language media as an imam "who promotes a tolerant Islam which emphasises altruism, hard work and education" and as "one of the world's most important Muslim figures."
Gulen is accused of attempting to overthrow the democratically elected Turkish government through a judicial coup in December 2013. He is currently on Turkey's most-wanted terrorist list. A Turkish criminal court issued an arrest warrant for Fetullah Gulen on the basis that sufficient solid evidence has been discovered. Turkey is demanding the extradition of Fetullah Gulen from the United States, and he is expected to face a life sentence.