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affiliated with them.) For instance, it is now understood that in the last 6 years
FETÖ-affiliated doctors in the military hospitals in Turkey discharged around 500
military pilots from service, by producing false reports indicating serious health
issues. By so doing, they opened the way for the promotion of Gülenist military
pilots.
• In exchange, the followers would donate 10-20 percent of their future salaries back
to FETO. They also act upon the orders of their leaders without questioning.
6. FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
During late 1960s Fetullah Gülen worked as a Preacher in İzmir, addressing the
community of a small mosque. When he first set off, he was supported by a circle of
people attracted to his dreams of raising a “Golden Generation” and his discourses “to
grand scholarships and education to the students in need”.
Initially, the financial resources necessary for his mission were provided by
contributions in kind such as animal skins, food aid, etc., or by supply of money under the
cover of “contribution to the students in need” in a traditional way such as “fitrah, alms,
donations, grants, benevolent contributions”.
Gradually as FETÖ network and financial wealth expanded, the organization started
investing in education sector. It established private schools and dormitories. It founded
companies dealing with education business and managed the schools through these
companies. After a while, the organization set up a printing house to carry out the
publications of the education sector. It opened book stores to sell the products; set up
companies in relevant fields because the schools needed uniforms and furnishing. The
expansion continued with the foundation of logistics and cargo companies, investment in
the health sector and finally FETÖ became a dominant figure in all areas of business
including in the food, textile, insurance media (Zaman, Samanyolu, etc) and banking (Bank
Asya).
The financial resources of FETÖ are derived from donations gathered from people
by exploiting their religious and charitable feelings. The organization's money and property
is collected as "himmet" generally grants, donations, contributions, offerings and aid for
students, the poor and orphans. Donors are typically unaware of how their funds are used.
Most do not reach their intended beneficiaries and are instead used to pursue the illegal
activities to subvert the state.
The tuition fees collected from the students that attend FETÖ affiliated educational
institutions in Turkey and foreign countries also have been one of the financial sources of
the organization.
In addition, the organization is financed by the fees regularly collected from the
members and affiliated entities.
Money collected by the trustees of Gülen is, then, used as seed capital for the
establishment of Gülenist firms and companies.
The main conglomorate of FETO for this operation was KAYNAK holding .
BANK ASYA was the main financial instrument of the Organization.
Companies owned or sympathetic to FETÖ were also brought under the umbrella of
TUSKON ( Turkey Businessman and Industrialists Confederation).
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