Despite Gülen's and his followers' statements that the organization is non-political in nature, analysts believed that a number of corruption-related arrests made against allies of Erdoğan reflect a growing political power struggle between Gülen and Erdoğan.
The text suggests that despite claims of non-political nature, there is evidence of a political conflict brewing between Gülen and Erdoğan due to the arrests of Erdoğan's allies for corruption.