A corruption scandal against Erdogan blazed the headlines before the presidential elections in 2013. Wiretap recordings of senior officials were leaked and posted on the internet. One such leak that emerged in February 2014 allegedly had Erdogan instructing his son Bilal to dispose of 30 million Euros. Erdogan supporters saw the hands of Gulen, and the US, behind it.
By mid-2014 the Erdogan government had cracked down. Several were held for setting up bugs on Erdogan. Dozens of police officials were detained. Before the year was out, Erdogan had won the first presidential elections. A Turkish court now issued a warrant for Gulen's arrest. Erdogan accused him of running a parallel government. He urged US authorities to extradite Gulen.
(NewsBred adds: The renewed demand of Erdogan for US to extradite or arrest Gulen is sure to cause bad blood between two allies. It could have huge ramifications for allies' fight against Islamic State (IS), the refugees issue and Turkey's tilt towards Russia of late. Turkey, it seems, has all but given up hope of joining the European Union.)
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