Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pushed Wednesday for stronger ties with ex-Soviet Turkic states at a summit in Central ...

Under the president’s watch, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to describe any foreign policy portfolio that has furthered the country’s national interest.

During his own rise as an Islamist politician in a staunchly secular country, Mr. Erdogan found useful allies in Mr. Gulen’s followers, who also used Islam as their guide in the prominent ...

Gulen was a one-time ally of Erdogan but they fell out spectacularly ... in Turkish - seeks to spread a moderate brand of Islam that promotes Western-style education, free markets and interfaith ...

However, the decade-long marriage of convenience between Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party drew the ire of some Turks who alleged the two pro-Islam forces were eroding secularism and ...

Erdogan cast Gülen as a terrorist ... His belief in merging Islam with Western values and Turkish nationalism struck a chord with Turks, earning him millions of followers. Gülen’s acolytes ...

Fethullah Gulen, a former ally of Turkish President Erdogan who became his archenemy ... said he also wanted to use a liberal interpretation of Islam to promote a dialogue between different ...

Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader and Erdogan foe dies in Pennsylvania - Gulen, a reclusive rival to Turkish president ...

It seeks to spread a moderate brand of Islam that promotes Western-style education, free markets and interfaith communication. Gulen allied with Erdogan to help him win elections in the 2000s but ...

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He espoused a philosophy that blended Sufism — a mystical form of Islam — with staunch advocacy of democracy, education, ...

to take power from the country’s secularist parties and expand the role of Islam in Turkish society and its institutions. Image Supporters of Mr. Erdogan celebrating his victory in presidential ...