fethullah gulen
"Honestly, had there been another person at the same post, the coup might have succeeded."
U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen has denied any involvement in the coup bid, suggesting Erdogan staged it as an excuse for a crackdown.
"We are heading into a Kafkaesque world."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The fallout from Turkey's attempted coup continues to cause chaos in the country.
Tensions rise in U.S.-Turkish relations as Erdogan targets Fethullah Gülen, a cleric who lives in Pennsylvania.