Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.

Fethullah Gülen was in his eighties and had long been in ill health. U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, in July 2016. Charles Mostoller / REUTERS ...

Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an attempted coup, has died.

Demonstrators hold a plane model with an attached toy, depicting opposition cleric in exile Fethullah Gulen, during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...

Fethullah Gulen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.

In this March 15, 2014 photo, Turkish Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen is pictured at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pa. AP Photo/Selahattin Sevi ...

Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen speaks to members of the media at his compound on July 17, 2016, in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. Chris Post / AP file ...

Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Cleric and Erdogan Rival, Dies at 83 Mr. Gulen, who lived in the United States, was accused of plotting a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in 2016.

Controversial Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen is back in the news following a diplomatic standoff between Turkey and the United States. On Oct. 8, the U.S. mission in Turkey announced a decision "to ...

Pro-nationalist university students shout during a protest against U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his followers during a demonstration in Ankara, on July 21, 2016. Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images ...

The guard shack at Fethullah Gulen’s compound in Ross Township, Monroe County, on Wednesday. Gulen is a reclusive Muslim cleric who leads a movement that is critical of Turkish President Recep ...