Gulen – Erdogan History in 2 minutes


Date posted: October 8, 2016

Nowadays, most articles about Turkey, Erdogan and Gulen have a default sentence: “Erdogan and Gulen were former allies”. It is said and written so many times that eventually became a fact. However, the reality is not that simple.

This 2 minute-video illustrates Gulen-Erdogan history.


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