May 3, 2013

Fethullah Gulen Movement as a Transnational Phenomenon (1)

Bill Park*

This paper investigates the apparent paradox thrown up by the distinctively Turkish roots and contents of Fethullah Gülen’s philosophy on the one hand, and the Gulen movement’s educational activities beyond Turkey and its promotion of interfaith dialogue on the other. It considers how far the movement has been able to transcend its "Turkishness".