Turkey has not achieved enough democratization for Fethullah Gülen’s return

NEWARK, N.J. - May 28, 2013 - PRLog -- An interview with Mustafa Yesil, head of Journalists and Writers Foundation.  

Mustafa Yesil: “The possible tension between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and theGülen movement is what the pro-guardianship figures desire most. Moreover, it should be recalled how satisfied they were during the constitutional and presidential election crises in 2007 and the AK Party closure case in 2008. Turkey is passing through historically important days, and all of its social and political players have great responsibilities during this period.”

The Gülen movement is one of the world’s most prominent social movements, regardless of what you call it:cemaat (religious community), Hizmet, or camia (social community). And yet it remains a black box for people who do not know it, who wonder about its goals and motivations, about whether it has a secret agenda. As a result, the movement feels the need to expound on its views.

Although the Journalists and Writers Foundation keeps pointing out that it is not a spokesperson for theGülen movement, everything it publishes or releases is considered to be the movement’s official view. The foundation has therefore become kind of an institutional face of the movement. The foundation recently launched a website, “Questions to Hizmet,” that answers the questions/concerns raised about the movement. Today our guest is Mustafa Yesil, president of the Journalists and Writers Foundation.

Some questions in this interview:

- Some people think that the movement is not transparent enough. Do you agree with this sentiment?
- this community, of which you are also a part, has been called by many names, among them cemaat (community), hizmet movement, camia (social community), and Hizmet volunteers. How would you name it?

- There is another perception about the Gülen Movement: When a disagreement arises, Hizmet is always on the same side as President Abdullah Gul but not Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What do you think about this perception?

- It is well known that Mr. Fethullah Gülen wants to come back to Turkey. Why doesn’t he do so?

Read the article: http://hizmetnews.com/index.php/interviews/item/1002-turk...