March 29, 2011

Fethullah Gülen denies role in operation against Şık's book

Today's Zaman

Fethullah Gulen
Fethullah Gulen
In the wake of the emergence of claims that he ordered the blocking of the publication of a book by a jailed journalist, Ahmet Şık, Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, known for his widely lauded messages of tolerance, intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding, issued a statement through his lawyer, Orhan Erdemli, in which he denied the accuracy of the claims. Statement as follows:

“Over the past few days, there have been unjust publications with regard to certain proceedings being conducted by the İstanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office against my client Fethullah Gülen that have amounted to execution without trial. For this reason, the Distinguished Fethullah Gülen has felt it necessary to release the following statement: