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Utah Series in Middle East Studies On July 15, 2016, a faction of the Turkish military attempted to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoan. The Turkish government blamed the unsuccessful coup attempt on Glenists, adherents of an Islamist movement led by Fethullah Glen. They had helped elect Erdoan and his AK Party, with the goal of bringing an ostensibly "soft" version of Islam into the secular Turkish government. In alliance with the AK Party, Glenists steadfastly increased their representation in various government institutions, including the military, the police, and the judiciary. This volume focuses on the historical and sociopolitical contexts of the Glen Movement's origins and political ascendancy along with its possible role in the failed coup.