Gülenist

English Alternative forms en Gulenist Etymology From en tr:Gülen ist. Pronunciation en /ˈɡjulənɪst/ Noun en Turkey politics A supporter of the social movement led by Turkish Islamic scholar and preacher Fethullah Gülen. en What’s Really Behind Turkey’s Coup Arrests? Foreign Policy Soner Cagaptay 25 February 2010 The military, which opposes the AKP and the Gülenists because it sees itself as the virtual guardian of Turkey’s secular polity à la Ataturk’s vision, serving as a bulwark against religion’s domination over politics and government, has become the primary target of this round of politically motivated arrests. http://foreignpolicy.com/2010/02/25/whats-really-behind-turkeys-coup-arrests/ https://web.archive.org/web/20261002223142/https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/02/25/whats-really-behind-turkeys-coup-arrests/ 2 October 2026 en Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks Jenny White 2014 Their main function is to coordinate the global charity and investment activities of Gülenist businessmen and other participants, many of them teachers and students. https://books.google.com/books?id=6gajAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA37&dq=%22G%C3%BClenist%22&pg=PA37#v=onepage&q=%22G%C3%BClenist%22&f=false 37 en The Turkish AK Party and Its Leader: Criticism, Opposition and Dissent Umit Cizre 2016 The movement is known to have colonized the police force as a Gülenist enclave together with some parts of the judiciary. https://books.google.com/books?id=kPoyDAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA113&dq=%22G%C3%BClenist%22&pg=PA113#v=onepage&q=%22G%C3%BClenist%22&f=false 113 Related terms en Gülenism Translations supporter of social movement French: fr güleniste m f German: de Gülenist m Polish: pl gulenista m Russian: ru гюлени́ст m Spanish: es gülenista m f Turkish: tr Fethullahçı Further reading Gülen movement en eponyms