Fethullah Gulen Condemns the Assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov New York (December 19, 2016) – I am shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the tragic assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, who was speaking at an art gallery in Ankara. I condemn in the strongest terms this heinous act of terror. No terrorist act can be justified, regardless of its perpetrators and their stated purposes.