July 15 and Akıncı Air Base (9): Gülen rebuted Öksüz's defense

The most important aspect of Fethullah Gülen's interview broadcasted on July 18 on France 24 was admitting for the first time that Adil Öksüz had visited him in Pennsylvania and therefore he knew him.

''A couple of years ago, he came here once. Later in the media, I saw this photograph taken of his son with me. This [photo] is what hundreds of people do. Everyone has come here. I have a photo together with everyone. Therefore, it does not make sense to assert a claim based on people visiting me or taking a picture with me,'' said Gülen.

The images are easily accessible for everyone once they type the names Gülen and Öksüz in a search engine. It (the photo) shows Öksüz together with his daughter and two sons, sitting kneeled before Gülen.

 It is also possible to come across older photographs of Gülen and Öksüz from the past, showing them sitting together on a ground and praying.

The importance of the photo(s) are that it is one of the most concrete evidences in revealing the relationship between Öksüz—whose presence at Akıncı Air Base on July 15 has gained certainty—and Gülen.

Besides, Gülen also said in the interview that Öksüz had joined the movement 30 years ago when he was a student in one of its study groups.

One of the most important outcomes of Gülen's statements on France 24 is that it has clearly been proven that Adil Öksüz did not tell the truth in his testimony to the prosecution.

"I have never had a connection, a bond of communion or a relationship based on self-interest in my personal or academic life. I have no connection with Fethullah Gülen or the FETÖ organization or the parallel state structure," said Öksüz in his statement.

"I never entered Akıncı Air Base," is another...