Erdogan Rival Gulen Dies In Exile At 83

Turkish cleric Fethulllah Gulen has died in exile in the United States (Credit: AFP)

US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Ankara of organising a failed 2016 coup, has died in exile in the United States aged 83, his movement and the Turkish government said Monday.

Gulen, who lived in the United States since 1999, was the bete noire of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who accused him of heading a "terror organisation".