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"I even reject and condemn in the strongest terms the idea, the consideration of a military coup. If ..." — Fethullah Gulen

I even reject and condemn in the strongest terms the idea, the consideration of a military coup. If I had the chance I would stand in front of the people who would attempt such a thing and open my arms and beg them to stop.
Fethullah Gulen
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