‘A very controversial figure’: Erdogan rival Gulen dies in exile at 83

Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Turkey of organising a failed 2016 coup, has died in exile in the United States aged 83, his movement said Monday. Gulen, who had lived in the United States since 1999, was once a close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the two became bitter enemies. For more on this “very controversial figure”, FRANCE 24’s François Picard is joined by Political Scientist Gökhan Bacik.