Cengiz Candar, Taraf Newspaper columnist, has emphasized the the power, influence and the importance of Gulen Movement for both Turkey and the U.S. in his column that he wrote on Wednesday, October 12th. Candar compares Turkey's recognizability in California in 1985 and today, and reaches the conclusion that Turkey's growing influence in U.S. is because of the altruistic work Gulen Movement volunteers.
He says in his piece "They are engaged in commercial activities, which have enabled them to develop their relations with state officials, mayors and governors. Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen had to leave Turkey due to the atmosphere of the Feb. 28, 1997 postmodern coup. He settled down in the eastern part of the United States, in Pennsylvania. He became a more influential global actor after he settled in the United States. Turkey needs the help of the Gülen movement, not only for Turkish lobbying in the United States but also to resolve major national issues such as the Kurdish question and the Armenian question."
