Turkish cleric accused of orchestrating a coup attempt dies in Pennsylvania

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To his supporters, Fethullah Gulen was a builder of schools and a religious cleric with a moderate, tolerant vision of Islam. To the Turkish government, he was a shadowy cult leader and mastermind behind a bloody coup attempt in 2016. He died Sunday night at the age of 83. 

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