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The conflict between the Turkish government and the Gülen Movement is a political conflict that begin in 2013, between the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Islamist-orientated Gülen Movement led by Fethullah Gülen . The Gülen Movement has long since been accused of maintaining influence in the Turkish political and legal systems and has traditionally assisted the AKP to overcome institutional opposition to its power.1 With similarities in ideology, the AKP and the Gülen Movement have long maintained an alliance, with the latter using their judicial influence to limit opposition from Turkey's secular establishment to the AKP's religious conservatism . Traditionally cosy relations between the AKP government and the Gülen Movement turned sour in late 2013 after Gülen criticised the government's response to the Gezi Park protests and their policy of closing down Gülen's private colleges. The disagreement between the government and the movement escalated into a skirmish, with then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accusing the Gülen Movement of trying to bring down the government by using their influence over the judiciary to cause a government corruption scandal (known as the 17-25 investigations due to the dates on which it occurred). The government subsequently responded with large-scale reforms to the police and judiciary forces to purge Gülen's sympathisers from their positions. The conflict has been referred to as a coup attempt by pro-AKP commentators and as a purge of judicial independence by critics.
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The political conflict between the AKP -ruled Turkish government and the Gülen Movement of Fethullah Gülen began in 2013. With similarities in ideology, the AKP and the Gülen Movement have long maintained an alliance, with the latter using their judicial influence to limit opposition from Turkey 's secular establishment to the AKP's religious conservatism . Traditionally cosy relations between the AKP government and the Gülen Movement turned sour in late 2013 after Gülen criticised the government's response to the Gezi Park protests and their policy of closing down Gülen's private "prep-schools" . The disagreement between the government and the movement escalated into a skirmish, with then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accusing the Gülen Movement of trying to bring down the government by using their influence over the judiciary to cause a government corruption scandal (known as the 17-25 investigations due to the dates on which it occurred). The government subsequently responded with large-scale reforms to the police and judiciary forces to purge Gülen's sympathisers from their positions. The conflict has been referred to as a coup attempt by pro-AKP commentators and as a purge of judicial independence by critics. Branding the movement as a ' parallel structure ' and accusing Gülen of setting up an 'armed terrorist group', the government's efforts to purge the influence of the Gülen Movement has become a mainstream issue in Turkish politics and has sparked nationwide concerns over judicial independence and growing government authoritarianism in Turkey.The so-called "prep-schools" were "weekend courses that prepare high school students for university exams"."What you should know about Turkey's AKP-Gulen conflict - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East" ."Turkish police detained over alleged plot to topple Erdoğan government" . the Guardian .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Political conflict The political conflict between the AKP -ruled Turkish government and the Gülen movement of Fethullah Gülen began in 2013. With similarities in ideology, the AKP and the Gülen Movement have long maintained an alliance, with the latter using their judicial influence to limit opposition from Turkey 's secular establishment to the AKP's religious conservatism . Traditionally cosy relations between the AKP government and the Gülen Movement turned sour in late 2013 after Gülen criticised the government's response to the Gezi Park protests and their policy of closing down Gülen's private "prep-schools" . The disagreement between the government and the movement escalated into a skirmish, with then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accusing the Gülen Movement of trying to bring down the government by using their influence over the judiciary to cause a government corruption scandal (known as the 17-25 investigations due to the dates on which it occurred). The government subsequently responded with large-scale reforms to the police and judiciary forces to purge Gülen's sympathisers from their positions. The conflict has been referred to as a coup attempt by pro-AKP commentators and as a purge of judicial independence by critics. Branding the movement as a ' parallel structure ' and accusing Gülen of setting up an 'armed terrorist group', the government's efforts to purge the influence of the Gülen Movement has become a mainstream issue in Turkish politics and has sparked nationwide concerns over judicial independence and growing government authoritarianism in Turkey. The so-called "prep-schools" were "weekend courses that prepare high school students for university exams". "What you should know about Turkey's AKP-Gulen conflict - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East" . "Turkish police detained over alleged plot to topple Erdoğan government" . the Guardian .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Political conflict Belligerents Government of Turkey Justice and Development Party (AKP) Gülen movement Units involved Turkish Armed Forces MİT Turkish police and judiciary loyal to AKP Gülenist infiltrators in judiciary, police, military (alleged) Gülenist media and educational networks Casualties and losses Hundreds imprisoned or killed during coup attempt Tens of thousands purged or suspended Tens of thousands arrested, detained, or exiled Numerous schools and media outlets shut down The conflict escalated notably after the 2013 corruption scandal and culminated in the 2016 coup attempt, which the Turkish government blames on the Gülen movement. The political conflict between the AKP -ruled Turkish government and the Gülen movement of Fethullah Gülen began in 2013. With similarities in ideology, the AKP and the Gülen Movement have long maintained an alliance, with the latter using their judicial influence to limit opposition from Turkey 's secular establishment to the AKP's religious conservatism . Traditionally cosy relations between the AKP government and the Gülen Movement turned sour in late 2013 after Gülen criticised the government's response to the Gezi Park protests and their policy of closing down Gülen's private "prep-schools" . The disagreement between the government and the movement escalated into a skirmish, with then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accusing the Gülen Movement of trying to bring down the government by using their influence over the judiciary to cause a government corruption scandal (known as the 17-25 investigations due to the dates on which it occurred). The government subsequently responded with large-scale reforms to the police and judiciary forces to purge Gülen's sympathisers from their positions. The conflict has been referred to as a coup attempt by pro-AKP commentators and as a purge of judicial independence by critics. Branding the movement as a ' parallel structure ' and accusing Gülen of setting up an 'armed terrorist group', the government's efforts to purge the influence of the Gülen Movement has become a mainstream issue in Turkish politics and has sparked nationwide concerns over judicial independence and growing government authoritarianism in Turkey. The so-called "prep-schools" were "weekend courses that prepare high school students for university exams". "What you should know about Turkey's AKP-Gülen conflict - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East" . "Turkish police detained over alleged plot to topple Erdoğan government" . the Guardian .
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