According to a recent article published in the Anadolu Agency newspaper on February 24, 2015, and in round two of the Erdogan v. Gulen power game, the Turkish criminal courts recently issued a second arrest warrant for United States’ resident and Turkish citizen, Fethullah Gulen.
The Turkish government asserts that Gulen is allegedly the mastermind behind coordinated efforts to construct a “parallel state,” within Turkey. Specifically, and as reported in the article, “The court said that the arrest warrant had been issued within the scope of a probe against 80 suspects, who were all charged with "being members of an armed terrorist organization," "espionage," and "attempting to overthrow, or hinder the Turkish government."
So let’s just sledgehammer this thought home once again. To date Gulen has been issued two arrest warrants by the Turkish government courts, and yet – to date, he is still safely ensconced in his palatial retreat in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.
Gulen’s been accused of being the ring leader behind “an armed terrorist organization, espionage, and attempting to overthrow/hinder the Turkish government,” and yet the United States’ government appears to be oblivious -- as well as non-compliant -- in extraditing this alleged terrorist back to Turkey.
The feds are digging around for United States’ terrorists like squirrels honing in on hidden winter nuts; and yet – when an accused criminal mastermind/terrorist is taking up residence in their own back yard – they fail to unearth him.
Gulen’s schools are being closed down in Turkey and many other countries. These schools are a huge revenue source for his “organization,” and the closures will certainly put a sizable dent in the organization’s “disposable income.”
But wait – they still have the associated revenues that their 140 United States’ funded charter schools are bringing in to help subsidize Gulen’s “movement.”
Let me go out on a limb here and make a wild supposition that maybe – just maybe – if United States’ politicians stopped accepting campaign contributions and free trips to Turkey, that they might actually find some time and integrity to investigate their scamming benefactors, before and not after they fill their pockets with cash and their mouths with baklava.
Frankly, when I vote someone into office, it’s with the expectation that they do the job that the American taxpayers are paying them to do, and not wave off their responsibilities from the window of a Turkish Airlines flight headed to Istanbul.
Below is the article from the Anadolu Agency published on February 24, 2015:
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/470062--turkey-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-us-based-gulen
Turkey: Court issues arrest warrant for US-based Gulen
24 February 2015 15:48 (Last updated 24 February 2015 15:50)
A Turkish criminal court in Istanbul has issued an arrest warrant for U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen in the "parallel state" probe
ISTANBUL
A Turkish criminal court in Istanbul issued Tuesday an arrest warrant for U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen in the "parallel state" probe.
The warrant came in the aftermath of Istanbul's chief public prosecutor request for Gulen’s arrest.
The court said that the arrest warrant had been issued within the scope of a probe against 80 suspects, who were all charged with "being members of an armed terrorist organization," "espionage," and "attempting to overthrow, or hinder the Turkish government."
The court also issued an arrest warrant for former police officer Emre Uslu on the same charges.
The "parallel state" is an alleged group of Turkish bureaucrats and senior officials embedded in the country's institutions, including the judiciary and the police, accused of trying to undermine the elected government.
A summary of proceedings was prepared about the "parallel state" operation in Istanbul and 12 other provinces in early February, authorities said Friday.
The document contained charges against 80 suspects, including Gulen, Uslu and a number of senior police officers.
Police had launched operations across Turkey on Feb. 8 in a move against the "parallel state," a movement allegedly formed by Gulen and his supporters, who deny all charges.
Following the Istanbul-based operation, a 1,758-page summary of proceedings was sent to Istanbul’s prosecution office.
The summary, for the first time, also included definitions of "terror and terrorism" and the "parallel state structure," in addition to the "Gulenist terror organization." The document also addressed the foundation, purpose, structuring, activities and strategy of the alleged organization.
Out of the 80 wanted suspects, 28 have been arrested. Gulen, who lives in the U.S., is the primary suspect in the probe, according to the summary.
The suspects are accused of illegal wiretapping, espionage, breaching private life, illegally recording personal data, forgery of official documents, establishing an illegal organization and attempting to overthrow the Turkish government.
This is Gulen's second arrest warrant. The first was one was issued on Dec. 19, 2014, following a police operation against senior media figures and police officers in 13 provinces across Turkey for allegedly being affiliated with the "parallel state".
The Turkish government asserts that Gulen is allegedly the mastermind behind coordinated efforts to construct a “parallel state,” within Turkey. Specifically, and as reported in the article, “The court said that the arrest warrant had been issued within the scope of a probe against 80 suspects, who were all charged with "being members of an armed terrorist organization," "espionage," and "attempting to overthrow, or hinder the Turkish government."
So let’s just sledgehammer this thought home once again. To date Gulen has been issued two arrest warrants by the Turkish government courts, and yet – to date, he is still safely ensconced in his palatial retreat in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.
Gulen’s been accused of being the ring leader behind “an armed terrorist organization, espionage, and attempting to overthrow/hinder the Turkish government,” and yet the United States’ government appears to be oblivious -- as well as non-compliant -- in extraditing this alleged terrorist back to Turkey.
The feds are digging around for United States’ terrorists like squirrels honing in on hidden winter nuts; and yet – when an accused criminal mastermind/terrorist is taking up residence in their own back yard – they fail to unearth him.
Gulen’s schools are being closed down in Turkey and many other countries. These schools are a huge revenue source for his “organization,” and the closures will certainly put a sizable dent in the organization’s “disposable income.”
But wait – they still have the associated revenues that their 140 United States’ funded charter schools are bringing in to help subsidize Gulen’s “movement.”
Let me go out on a limb here and make a wild supposition that maybe – just maybe – if United States’ politicians stopped accepting campaign contributions and free trips to Turkey, that they might actually find some time and integrity to investigate their scamming benefactors, before and not after they fill their pockets with cash and their mouths with baklava.
Frankly, when I vote someone into office, it’s with the expectation that they do the job that the American taxpayers are paying them to do, and not wave off their responsibilities from the window of a Turkish Airlines flight headed to Istanbul.
Below is the article from the Anadolu Agency published on February 24, 2015:
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/470062--turkey-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-us-based-gulen
Turkey: Court issues arrest warrant for US-based Gulen
24 February 2015 15:48 (Last updated 24 February 2015 15:50)
A Turkish criminal court in Istanbul has issued an arrest warrant for U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen in the "parallel state" probe
ISTANBUL
A Turkish criminal court in Istanbul issued Tuesday an arrest warrant for U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen in the "parallel state" probe.
The warrant came in the aftermath of Istanbul's chief public prosecutor request for Gulen’s arrest.
The court said that the arrest warrant had been issued within the scope of a probe against 80 suspects, who were all charged with "being members of an armed terrorist organization," "espionage," and "attempting to overthrow, or hinder the Turkish government."
The court also issued an arrest warrant for former police officer Emre Uslu on the same charges.
The "parallel state" is an alleged group of Turkish bureaucrats and senior officials embedded in the country's institutions, including the judiciary and the police, accused of trying to undermine the elected government.
A summary of proceedings was prepared about the "parallel state" operation in Istanbul and 12 other provinces in early February, authorities said Friday.
The document contained charges against 80 suspects, including Gulen, Uslu and a number of senior police officers.
Police had launched operations across Turkey on Feb. 8 in a move against the "parallel state," a movement allegedly formed by Gulen and his supporters, who deny all charges.
Following the Istanbul-based operation, a 1,758-page summary of proceedings was sent to Istanbul’s prosecution office.
The summary, for the first time, also included definitions of "terror and terrorism" and the "parallel state structure," in addition to the "Gulenist terror organization." The document also addressed the foundation, purpose, structuring, activities and strategy of the alleged organization.
Out of the 80 wanted suspects, 28 have been arrested. Gulen, who lives in the U.S., is the primary suspect in the probe, according to the summary.
The suspects are accused of illegal wiretapping, espionage, breaching private life, illegally recording personal data, forgery of official documents, establishing an illegal organization and attempting to overthrow the Turkish government.
This is Gulen's second arrest warrant. The first was one was issued on Dec. 19, 2014, following a police operation against senior media figures and police officers in 13 provinces across Turkey for allegedly being affiliated with the "parallel state".
