Prior to their disagreement, which is well-explained in this Al-Monitor blog written by Mustafa Akyol, Gulen and Erdogan's AKP government worked together to reform the Turkish state in their own image. But with Turkey requesting Gulen's extradition from the United States to face trial for a number of serious offences, those days are long gone, and other countries will face diplomatic pressure from Ankara to close institutions loyal to his ideas. Few are likely to cave as quickly and willingly as Azerbaijan did, however.