Security measures stand out at FETO’s Pennsylvania camp

By Ertugrul Cingil and Islam Dogru

NEW YORK (AA) - Intense security measures stand out at the entrance of the camp where Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) leader Fetullah Gulen lives in Pennslyvania’s Saylorsburg village in the U.S.

An American security guard with gun and vest stopped journalists from Anadolu Agency when they showed up with their press cards around the camp.

Cars and people go through a thorough search at the security post. People entering the camp leave their cell phones and electronic devices at the post.

American security staff with heavy weapons and vests guard the entrance.

Some FETO members realized Anadolu Agency taking footage and tried to hide their faces while entering the complex.

Cevdet Turkyolu, who manages the camp, also known as Gulen’s dark horse, has seven houses around the camp area worth between over $100,000 to $500,000. He also has real estate worth millions of dollars in Florida and Turkey as well. He and his relatives’ names are mentioned in the Turkish government's list of people behind the defeated coup of July 15, 2016.

Anadolu Agency has footage of one of the houses with an American flag inside it, near the window.

Fetullah Gulen, leader of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization and a fugitive from Turkish justice, has lived in the U.S. for decades.

Since 1999, Gulen resides in a secluded mansion complex named the “Golden Generation camp” at Pennslyvania’s Saylorsburg village.

Locals in Saylorsburg village have voiced concern over Gulen's hideout in their country and expressed unease at terror group’s obscure activities and secluded living in the U.S.

In July 2016, FETO and Gulen orchestrated a defeated coup in Turkey which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

Since the coup bid, Turkey has sought Gulen's extradition from the U.S., and complained that the U.S. is not moving fast enough on its request.

Ankara also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.

FETO also has a considerable presence outside Turkey, including private educational institutions that serve as a revenue stream for the terrorist group, including in the U.S.