A few phone calls were made and we were flagged into the wooded compound which President Erdogan claims is a training ground for terrorists. ARRESTSHe had taken advantage of the UN forum to accuse Gulen supporters of exporting terrorism. Before Gulen and Erdogan fell out, they were bosom friends until the cleric accused the Turkish president of engaging in corruption. A man who had an estimated six million followers inside Turkey, Mr Gulen was seen as a political threat. We were relying on hope since Mr Gulen had been unwell — and bed-ridden.

Source: Daily Nation October 06, 2018 15:22 UTC