These schools are linked to an extreme Islamist, Fethullah Gülen, who was charged with trying to create an Islamic state when he tried to overthrow his own Turkish government and enforce Sharia Law.  He came to the United States and lives in self-exile in rural Pennsylvania where he controls his transnational empire.   

The core of his network is his educational institutions, which include primary and secondary schools, universities, and student dormitories.  This vast international network has been instrumental in the advancement of the Islamist political agenda in Turkey. 

In a 2006 interview on Kanaltürk TV Nurettin Veren, Gülen’s right hand man for 35 years, said, “These are like shop windows. Recruitment and Islamization activities are carried out through night classes….Children whom we educated in Turkey are now in the highest positions.  There are governors, judges, military officers. There are ministers in the government. They consult Gülen before doing anything.”

Are the charter schools Gülen’s shop windows in the U.S.?  Why is Fethullah Gülen so dangerous?

Charter schools are nonsectarian publicly funded schools of choice that are privately managed.  They operate with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools. 

For an organization that wants to expand its “educational vision” and serve a special population with increased autonomy, a charter school provides that vehicle as well as a front for those wishing to infiltrate our public education system.

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