Fethullah Gulen among TIME Magazine's "World's 100 Most Influential People" for 2013

Mr. Fethullah Gulen has been named as one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. TIME recognized Gulen for "preaching a message of tolerance that has won him admirers around the world." The 2013 TIME 100 includes other noted world leaders such as Pope Francis, Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala Yousafzai and President Obama. In the past, TIME has honored global leaders such as the Dalai Lama and Pope Benedict XVI in their TIME 100 list. - Fethullah Gulen on 2013 Time 100 List | Herald Online | Wall Street Journal

Turkish Economy Minister praises Gulen-inspired schools

Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan, who was on a working visit in Mozambique recently, visited Sogut International Turkish College located in the capital Maputo. This college, which is established by the followers of Hizmet movement, is one of the most prestigious educational establishments in Mozambique. School’s students organized a reception welcoming high guests from Turkey, who were very excited to see local children talk and sing in Turkish language. In the speech, which Caglayan delivered during the program, he said, “20-25 years ago it was impossible to even dream of existence of such schools around the world. If one said there are great Turkish schools around the world, I would say, “Are you kidding me?” But today, the dream became a reality. And I send my highest respect and appreciation to people who made this become real.”

Strategic defamation of Fethullah Gulen

It is quite interesting that a defamation campaign has recently started even though Fethullah Gulen has been living in United States for more than ten years and charter schools have started their operation long time ago.

But now, those some successful charter schools are being labeled as Gulen charter schools. But why? Read more at gulencharterschoolsmyth.com

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Obama meets Turkish school’s award-winning students

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Four students from the Pinnacle Academy, established by Turkish entrepreneurs in the greater Washington, D.C., area, were at the White House on Monday to present their project, which took first place in the National Engineers Week Future City Competition in the capital’s metropolitan area in February.On Monday President Barack Obama hosted the White House Science Fair to honor the winners of a series of competitions in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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New York conference highlights Turkish schools' contribution to world peace

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Education ministers and academics from various countries highlighted the contributions to world peace made by Turkish schools inspired by internationally respected Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen during a conference held in New York on Monday.

The gathering, featuring attendees from across the world, was titled "The Peacebuilding Through Education International Conference” and was co-hosted by the Fountain Magazine and the New Jersey-based Peace Islands Institute (PII) at the Times Center in New York.

The conference began with a message from Gülen, the honorary chairman of the PII, and a diverse group of international speakers and panels discussed topics including peace building through education, mobilizing civil society for peace building, principles and methodologies in peace education and peace as a shared ideal.

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‘Every minister I met in Africa asked for more schools’

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It is well known that Gulen Inspired Schools have become very prestigious and respectable educational establishments wherever they were opened. In Africa Turkish schools enjoy especially high popularity. Turkish schools provide such a superior education and have earned such a big trust that many African top officials prefer to send their children to these schools. Foreign Trade Minister of Turkey Zafer Caglayan shares that during his visit to African countries “every minister he met asked for more schools” to be established in the region.

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These schools are helping to build fraternal ties between Turkey and the other countries

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Today's Zaman Azerbaijani Republic of Nakhchivan 

President Gül has said he has personally observed the success of Turkish schools established around the world, underlining that those schools have been helping to build fraternal ties between Turkey and the countries in which they have been established. Gül's remarks came on Saturday during a visit to the Nakhchivan Private Turkish High School on the sidelines of a summit of the Turkic-speaking countries held in the autonomous Azerbaijani republic of Nakhchivan

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Turkish Schools Offer Pakistan a Gentler Vision of Islam

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SABRINA TAVERNISE, The New York Times

KARACHI, Pakistan — Praying in Pakistan has not been easy for Mesut Kacmaz, a Muslim teacher from Turkey.He tried the mosque near his house, but it had Israeli and Danish flags painted on the floor for people to step on. The mosque near where he works warned him never to return wearing a tie. Pakistanis everywhere assume he is not Muslim because he has no beard.

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Gulen-Inspired Schools

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MUHAMMED ÇETİN Today's Zaman

Gulen-Inspired Schools; There is no consensus among writers on what to call the Gülen-inspired institutions; this is as true for American lawyers as it is for Turkish correspondents of all political colors. The use of terms like "Gülen schools" can arise from ignorance or disinformation. If the term "Gülen schools" is equated with, for example, Montessori schools (where a particular training and qualifications are required for personnel and a specific methodology is used), it leads to misunderstanding.

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Glocal Schools serving with Integrity and Sincerity

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Veli Keskin

Some say they are the best schools around, and some say they can’t be that good without support from global powers. Some say they serve for global peace, and some other say: “Don’t be naive they must have a hidden agenda”.  I will not get into questions like “water of the mill” as they have been addressed previously. The main question I am going after is, what are really Gulen Inspired Schools? What makes them standout? How can you distinguish a Gulen Inspired School from any other public or community school?

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Objectives of charter public schools with Turkish ties questioned

Greg Toppo, USA TODAY
Fethullah Gulen responded to questions from USA TODAY's Greg Toppo that were submitted through an intermediary.

Q: Would he reflect on his connection to the U.S. public schools inspired by the Gulen movement?

A: First of all, I do not approve the title "Gulen Movement" given to the civil society movement that I call "volunteers' movement." I see myself one of its participants.

There might be some educators who have listened to or read my thoughts on humanity, peace, mutual respect, the culture of coexistence, and keeping the human values alive, and have come to the United States for various reasons and work at private or public schools. In fact, I have heard from the media that there are such educators.

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Ethiopian schools put Turkey on curriculum

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MARY FITZGERALD In Addis Ababa

"MERHABA! MERHABA!" – the Turkish greeting echoes through the school corridor as neatly uniformed Ethiopian children welcome a visitor.That morning the children sang the Turkish national anthem along with their own. On the school walls, vocabulary charts to help pupils improve their command of Turkish hang alongside framed verses of Rumi's poetry. In the principal's office a portrait of Ataturk dominates.

This is one of four "Ethio-Turkish" schools in the Ethiopian capital, catering for more than 400 children from kindergarten to high school.

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Articles related to Fethullah Gulen and Gulen Movement

• http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2008/07/amodernottoman/

• http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/world/asia/04islam.html
  
  
• http://islamonline.com/news/articles/7/M_Fethullah_Gulen.html
  
  
• http://www.rambles.net/carroll_dialog07.html
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/G%C3%BClen-Movement-Sociological-Analysis-Moderate/dp/1402098936
  
  
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/23/turkey.islam
  
  
• http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/world/europe/18iht-19oxan-Turkishpreacherprofile.9324128.html
  
  
• http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/18/turkey-islam-gulen-cx_0121oxford.html

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