Turkish intelligence agency report describes massive global Gülenist organization

The global network of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) is made up of more than 500 companies, hundreds of foundations and media outlets, and over 1,000 schools across 170 countries, a report by Turkey's National Intelligence Agency (MİT) has stated.

The MİT examines FETÖ's global network and links in a report sent to the parliamentary panel tasked with probing the failed July 2016 coup attempt, staged by military personnel linked with FETÖ.

According to the report, FETÖ's started spreading its activities in the international arena in the early 1990s, opening schools in the Turkic countries of Central Asia after the collapse of the Soviet Republic.

"FETÖ subsequently became an organization operating in 170 countries from the Balkans to the Caucasus, from Central Asia to Europe, from North America to the Far East, from the Middle East to Africa, using the foundation of religion-money-politics. FETÖ also developed links by creating communication with prominent Christian and Jewish religious figures under the title of 'Interfaith Dialogue,' especially after Sept. 11," read the report.  

Hundreds of companies, media outlets 

The MİT report identified a total of 520 companies, 269 foundations, 147 online and offline media outlets, 58 audio-visual media outlets, 252 non-governmental organizations, 327 associations, 216 hospitals, language and culture centers linked to the group around the world. It also noted that the actual numbers were likely to be higher. 

The number of schools - from pre-school to higher education institutions - that FETÖ was identified as having abroad was 767, but actual number is believed to be around 1,000, the MİT stated.

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