Exiled Turkish cleric “scapegoat” in Erdogan corruption scandal
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US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah #Gulen has denied giving orders to police and prosecutors in a corruption inquiry rocking the government, saying his worldwide movement of followers was being used as a scapegoat to divert attention. In his first TV interview in 16 years, the influential preacher told the BBC that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan appeared to have been misled by a “circle of royals,” a reference to the advisers who surrounded Ottoman sultans. read more