The New Turkey |
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Keleş, who has since left the movement, said the organization was hierarchical, divided into seven levels, with Gülen at the top. Keleş joined “level three”—a senior leadership assembly. “Level two” conducted covert operations (13) 4: Gulen is the inspection and supervisory authority where full submission and obedience has risen, and the service supervision mechanism.(16)
5: It is the layer that requires high level of confidentiality. These are the organizers of the Parallel organization in the State. Bums are appointed by Gulen personally and few people know one another.(16)
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An e-mail message released by WikiLeaks and written by Reva Bahalla, an employee of the private intelligence company Stratfor, details the first two tiers. The e-mail describes “hanging out with hardcore Gülenists” in Istanbul. It begins with a visit to the headquarters of Zaman: (18) |
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On 16. jan. 2017 www.euractiv.com publisched about the hierarchy in the Gulen movement/FETÖ and they wrote: |
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On 14.09.2016 ensonhaber.com published an organizational chart showing the structure of the Gulen movement. The photo to the left. It provides an overview of the legal and illegal activities of Fethullah Gulen, and also the overall management of the Gulen movement. Structure Gulen movement. |
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On 27 Oct 2015 www.aljazeera.com.tr also publisched about the hierarchy in the Gulen movement/FETÖ and they wrote: |
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Hierarchical structure The hierarchical structure of the organization took place in the indictment as follows:
"The hierarchical structure of the group has become much more advanced and complicated nowadays, and it is understood that the present structure of the organization in the expressions and the works done is as shown below" and the following expressions are given:
FETO / PDY Organization; Has a hierarchical structure and a study consisting of 'geographical', 'sectoral' or 'institutional' sense, and 'imam'. Fethullah GÜLEN, who is considered as "Universe of Universe" and "Mahdi" by the members of FETO / PDY, is the leader of the organization, which consists of Advisor Caddesi, Continent Imams, Country Imams, Region Imams, Provincial Imams, District Imams, Tradesmen Imams, (Ministries and provincial organizations, local governments, universities, state economic enterprises) and the private sector (law firms, information companies, accounting firms, etc.), as well as the national, regional, city, district, Etc.) are assigned to each of the institutions outside the hierarchical structures of the related institutions called "imams" by the organization. (17) |
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The Gülen movement has two layers. |
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......................Yet no analysis of Turkey is complete without due attention paid to the FGC; a highly co-ordinated and centralised movement with many well-positioned followers, known as Gulenists. Some Turks deridingly refer to the movement as 'F-type' or 'Fethullahci' (followers of Fethullah). THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GULEN’S MOVEMENT A discussion of the significance of Gulen’s movement requires considering both the organizational structure of the movement itself, the movement’s place in Turkey’s political and economic system, and its influence beyond Turkey. First, the organizational structure of the movement is seen as hierarchical and somewhat non-democratic, which is somewhat unexpected given the community’s liberal attitudes and tolerance of differences. Gulen is the sole leader of the movement and the hierarchical order extends from the top to the bottom through an increasing number of abiler (elder brothers).
The ranking is very strict and each rank’s abi (elder brother) obtains only a certain amount of knowledge of the activities occurring or under discussion while agreeing to refrain from asking questions or seeking more knowledge about the higher ranks. An abi or someone under his supervision may, however, talk to other abi‘s informally and also talk to those assigned to overseeing the activities.
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