The purpose of this thesis is to examine the activity of the Gulen community
in the Central Asian republics through different perspectives with a focus on the
activities in the educational realm. My main concern in this thesis is to find out what
role Islam and Turkishness plays in the educational activities of the Gulen
community in the region. Throughout the thesis first I focus on Fethullah Gulen as
the leader of the community followed by an analysis of the community in general &ndash / its origin, framework, goals and educational activity in various parts of the world.
Then I examine the educational activity of the community in each of the Central
Asian republics. And finally I explore various approaches regarding the
community&rsquo / s goals in Central Asia with a focus on the role that Islam and
Turkishness play in such activities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613321/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 June 2011 |
| Creators | Chursinova, Valentina |
| Contributors | Kuscu-bonnenfant, Isik |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.A. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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