<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; Turkish agents have captured a nephew of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen in an overseas operation and have brought him to Turkey where he faces prosecution, Turkey’s state-run news agency said Monday.</p>
<p>Selahaddin Gulen, who was wanted in Turkey on charges of membership in a terror organization, was seized in an operation by Turkey’s national spy agency MIT, the Anadolu Agency reported. </p>
<p>The report did not say where he was seized or when he was returned to Turkey. Gulen’s nephew however, was believed to be residing in Kenya.</p>
<p>His case is the latest in a series of forced repatriation of people affiliated with Gulen’s movement, which the Turkish government blames for a failed coup attempt in 2016. </p>
<p>Gulen, a former ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who now lives in exile in Pennsylvania, has rejected the accusations of involvement in the coup attempt.</p>
<p>Turkey has designated his network a terrorist group, which it has named the Fethullahist Terror Organization, or FETO.</p>
<p>Erdogan announced earlier in May that a prominent member of Gulen’s network had been captured but did not provide details.</p>
<p>On July 15, 2016, factions within the Turkish military used tanks, warplanes and helicopters in an attempt to overthrow Erdogan. Fighter jets bombed parliament and other spots in Turkey’s capital. Heeding a call by the president, thousands took to the streets to stop the coup.</p>
<p>A total of 251 people were killed and around 2,200 others were wounded. Around 35 alleged coup plotters were also killed.</p>