Gülenist

English

Alternative forms

• Gulenist

Etymology

Gülen +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡjulənɪst/

Noun

Gülenist (plural Gülenists)

1. (Turkey, politics) A supporter of the social movement led by Turkish Islamic scholar and preacher Fethullah Gülen.
   • 2010 February 25, Soner Cagaptay, “What’s Really Behind Turkey’s Coup Arrests?”, in Foreign Policy‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2014, Jenny White, Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks‎^[2], page 37:

     Their main function is to coordinate the global charity and investment activities of Gülenist businessmen and other participants, many of them teachers and students.

   • 2016, Umit Cizre, The Turkish AK Party and Its Leader: Criticism, Opposition and Dissent‎^[3], page 113:

     The movement is known to have colonized the police force as a Gülenist enclave together with some parts of the judiciary.

Related terms

• Gülenism

Translations

supporter of social movement

• French: güleniste (fr) m or f
• German: Gülenist m
• Polish: gulenista (pl) m
• Russian: гюлени́ст m (gjuleníst)
• Spanish: gülenista m or f
• Turkish: Fethullahçı (tr)

Further reading

• Gülen movement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia