When some bloggers first launched an attack on Fethullah Gulen, Gulen Movement or so-called Gulen Charter Schools, they got their inspiration and information from foreign sources, especially the ones with Islamophobic or ultra-nationalist Turkish ties. As a result, we have seen a lot of hilarious mistakes and errors in these blogs ranging from factual errors to spelling mistakes and misinformation.
This is one simple example of those mistakes. The blogs copycat information from each other thanks to "copy/paste" technology! Just check out the dates. Even after three years, they still make the same mistakes again and again. Why? Because they do not have anything to tell new about the Gulen Movement. They do repeat the conspiracy theories time and again. I will bring more examples in the future.
Two points should be clear about the Gulen Charter Schools phenomenon: (1) "Gulen-inspired schools" refers to private schools established and run by Gulen-inspired entrepreneurs and educators in Turkey and around the world. (Naming them Gulen schools, or Gulen charter schools in the US is as wrong as it could be) (2) The US charter schools where some Gulen-inspired educators might happen to work are public initiatives and they are not affiliated with Fethullah Gulen or Gulen Movement in any way.
Monday
An Anatomy of Copycat Blogs-1: Fethullah Gulan or Fethullah Gulen?
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