Patriarch Bartholomew about Fethullah Gulen
Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gave interview to Chicago Tribune in which he said warm words about Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish intellectual, scholar, writer and preacher. Patriarch especially praised Gulen’s efforts to promote intercultural and interreligious dialogue, understanding and peace. Patriarch Bartholomew said “He builds bridges, and religion should build bridges”. “This is why we need the dialogues. Not to have religious fanatics who divide people. Read rest of the story
Victor Edwin, who attended the lecture on Hizmet Movement at 
In his writing on Literature, Mr. Gulen highlights the importance of the subject to facilitate dialogue between diverse members of a Nation, to solidify thoughtful ideas in a timeless forum, to sparking spiritual awaking through words that “penetrate minds, excite hearts and receive acceptance from spirits . . .”. 
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV) is a Turkish organization whose honorary president is Fethullah Gulen and which works to promote understanding and dialogue among people of various cultures. The members of the organization are famous Turkish writers, authors, journalists and public officials of different backgrounds and affiliations. Recently the organization has issued a message about the position of Hizmet (Gulen) Movement explaining that the movement is strictly civilian one and does not have any political agenda. 
Kimse Yok Mu, an international relief organization inspired by ideas and teachings of Fethullah Gulen, has launched new campaign to help Syrian refugees. The organization focuses on refugees who fled from their native land to Jordan and Lebanon. The relief team was sent to these countries to determine the needs of refugees and to distribute food packages. Members of the team informed that Syrians urgently need food, water, baby diapers and clothes, blankets and hygienic supplies. Please follow this link if you want to contribute to assisting Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. 
Turkey’s connections to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and its heritage of civilizations and cultures make Turkish one of the most attractive languages in the world. Learning Turkish can give access to many new opportunities for business, scientific and technological research and for scholarship and journalism. 
James C. Harrington is founder and director of the Texas Civil Rights Project. He has taught at the University of Texas, School of Law for twenty-five years. Harrington wrote a book titled “Wrestling with Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Democracy in Turkey: The Political Trials and Times of Fethullah Gülen” on the trial of renowned Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen in Turkey, which ended with his acquittal being upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeals in 2008. In his book, based on research and three weeks of personal interviews in Turkey, Harrington analyzes the course of the trial, which he describes as a political trial, and how this trial helped to greatly expand civil liberties and democracy in Turkey. 
Everywhere is your Beauty, wherever I look, in whatever I see,
A well-known scholar, writer, preacher and intellectual Fethullah Gulen whose thoughts and ideas inspired cross-national civil society network known as Gulen Movement is also a renowned poet. Hundreds of his poems written in Turkish and later translated to many different languages have been publish in books, journals and websites. I want to bring to your attention one of his poems translated into English. 
A prominent scholar and intellectual Fethullah Gulen wrote about the correlation between virtue and happiness in his article published in a bimonthly The Fountain Magazine. Author said that virtue is a necessary factor for anyone who wants to reach happiness. He elaborated further on the concept of virtue and described what it meant to be a virtuous person by drawing a portrait of such individual. He wrote, “A truly virtuous person has a kind of connection with all things. … They [virtuous people] keep living moments of serenity and happiness, viewing different and ever-renewed sights with wisdom”. 
