Hikmet Cetinkaya, one of Fethullah Gulen's most relentless enemies, is a very ood example of this strateic defamation. But, on the other hand, for Enlish speakers, you will find more buyers if you use an Islamic daner arument.
It makes more sense to warn Turkish speakers of an American imperialist daner which is supported by Zionists. In other words, as Türker (2009) points out.they are addressin different audiences. This paper analyzes articles and books Gulen both Turkish and Enlish that are critical of Fethullah, and illustrates that these defamations are not random, they appear accordin to audiences. While, in Turkish-lanuae accounts, Gulen is portrayed as a CIA/Zionist aent, a US puppet, a secret cardinal of the Pope and a Western Trojan horse in the Muslim world who is tryin to either Christianize Muslims or makin it easy for Western powers to exploit the Muslim world throuh his moderate Islamic teachins on the other hand, in the Enlish versions of the critiques, he is portrayed as anti-semitic, anti-western and tryin to Islamize Christians, and as a second Khomeini who is tryin to establish an Islamic caliphate in the world (Türker, 2009).
Accordin to Türker, there is a bi contradiction between the Enlish and Turkish versions of articles defamin Gülen.
In these defamatory articles, Türker (2009) points out that there are different strateies used in different lanuaes. Some of these books and articles defame Gulen and the movement. 1 University of Cairo, dkoc 189Ģ Doan Koc Several books, hundreds of articles and news reports have been written about Gulen himself and the Movement. Gulen Movement, named after him, has established hundreds of education and dialoue institutions throuhout the world. Keywords: Gulen, Gulen Movement, Fethullah Gulen, Defamation Introduction Fethullah Gulen is a moderate Turkish Muslim scholar who is mostly known for his education and dialoue activities. Statistical analysis and literature review show that Gulen s defamers act accordin to audiences. While Gulen is portrayed as Gulen1: American/Zionist/Vatican aent in Turkish versions of defamin articles, he is presented as Gulen2: Islamist/Khomeini/New Ottoman/Caliphate in the Enlish versions. This paper shows Gulen s defamers act strateically. While Gulen s efforts are applauded by many in every corners of the world, a small roup of authors try to defame Gulen and the Movement named after him. Turkish Doan Koc 1 Abstract: Fethullah Gulen is a moderate Turkish Muslim scholar known for his educational and interfaith dialoue activities. 1 European Journal of Economic and Political Studies Strateic Defamation of Fethullah Gulen: Enlish vs.
0 kommentar(er)
