Turkey under the influence of scholar Fethullah Gulen: CBS

Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen

A report aired on the US-based CBS channel says Turkey is influenced or at least inspired by the country’s Islamic scholar, Fethullah Gulen, who runs a multi-billion-dollar foundation in Pennsylvania.

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.

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Source: PressTV.ir

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