Fethullah Gulen Condemns the Assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey

Date posted: December 22, 2016

Fethullah Gulen Condemns the Assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov.

Tags: Defamation of Hizmet | Russia | Terrorism | Turkey |

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