"We will confront all the security threats we face, both from Russia and from FETO terrorism, which is high on the NATO agenda."-Jens said today
The Gülen movement (Turkish: Gülen hareketi), referred to by its participants as Hizmet (&quo…
"We will confront all the security threats we face, both from Russia and from FETO terrorism, which is high on the NATO agenda."-Jens said today
The Gülen movement (Turkish: Gülen hareketi), referred to by its participants as Hizmet ("service") or Cemaat ("community") and, since 2016,[3] by the Government of Turkey as FETÖ ("Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation" or, more commonly, "Fethullah Terrorist Organisation";[4] Turkish: Fethullahçı Terör Örgütü), is an Islamist fraternal movement led by Fethullah Gülen, a Muslim preacher who has lived in the United States since 1999.[5][6][7]
Although European Union,[8] UK, Germany,[9] US and many other countries stated that the Gülen Movement is not a terrorist organization and rejected the Turkish government's statements regarding the Gülen Movement, the movement is designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey,[10] Pakistan,[11] and the Gulf Cooperation Council.[12] Owing to the outlawed status of the Gülen movement in Turkey, some observers refer to the movement's volunteers who are Turkish Muslims as effectively a sub-sect of Sunni Islam;[13][14][15] these volunteers generally hold their religious tenets as generically Turkish Sunni Islam.
A U.S.-based umbrella foundation which is affiliated with the movement is the Alliance for Shared Values. The movement has attracted supporters and drawn the attention of critics in Turkey, Central Asia, and other parts of the world. It is active in education and operates private schools and universities in over 180 countries. It has initiated forums for interfaith dialogue. It has substantial investments in media, finance, and for-profit health clinics.[16][17] Despite its teachings which are stated conservative even in Turkey, some have praised the movement as a pacifist, modern-oriented version of Islam, and an alternative to more extreme schools of Islam such as Salafism.[18] But it has also been reported of having a "cultish hierarchy"[19] and of being a secretive Islamic sect.[20][21]
