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Halley’s Comet Is Proof of Central Bank Gulen Links, Says Turkish Prosecutor
- Prosecutors allege central bank is ‘dominated’ by Gulenists
- Indictment is against the organization of U.S.-based cleric
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Turkish prosecutors say the country’s central bank is dominated by people loyal to the cleric accused of orchestrating the July 15 coup attempt, the first suggestion the regulator might be caught up in the government crackdown that followed.
In a copy of an indictment against preacher Fethullah Gulen’s organization seen by Bloomberg, prosecutors cited as evidence the use of an image of Halley’s Comet on banknotes. The document, which runs more than 1,400 pages, makes one reference to the central bank allegedly being infiltrated by Gulen loyalists.