‘Gulen influences Turkey from afar’

According to the CBS’s 60 Minutes, Gulen’s foundation is currently managing hundreds of schools and universities throughout the world in addition to radio and TV stations and even a bank.

The report noted that most officials in the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have studied at Gulen’s schools and are, therefore, considered his disciples.

He has millions of such disciples in Turkey and other Islamic countries and many Western media consider him among the top two or three influential Islamic scholars in the world.

The program also interviewed people with good knowledge of Gulen to scrutinize the “Gulen movement” which is currently active in the US, Turkey, and about 130 countries in five continents.

Andrew Finkel, an American journalist who has lived in Turkey for the past 25 years, told CBS that the Gulen movement supports capitalism and is more of a successful economic corporation than a religious society.

It is estimated that the movement has up to 10 million followers in Turkey alone with millions of followers worldwide.

The movement owns 130 charter schools in the United States which have trained more than 20,000 students.

Many of Gulen’s supporters donate 5-20 percent of their income to institutions affiliated to the movement.

Analysts consider the donations as the main source of Gulen’s immense wealth.

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