Tag: Fethullah Gülen

Georgia cracks down on another Gulen-linked private school

August 25, 2020 by DFWatch staff

Georgia cracks on educational institutions linked to exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen again. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education declined appeal by a private schooled linked to Turkish President Erdogan’s top foe. The school named after Shota Rustaveli is located in Rustavi, about 20 km east from Tbilisi and is regarded by locals as one of … Read more

Georgia revokes decision to freeze Gulen-linked university's student intake

December 9, 2018 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian regulatory body for quality in education on Saturday revoked a controversial decision to bar a Tbilisi university from accepting new students for a period of one year. Black Sea International University, one of Georgia’s leading higher educational institutions, was also allowed to increase the number of students enrolled each year from 2,500 … Read more

Gülen school manager offered state protection

March 1, 2018 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The manager of a private school linked to the exiled Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen was included in the state protection program, his lawyer confirmed Thursday.

Mustafa Emre Cabuk, quality manager at Demirel College, was released on bail on February 19

Gulen-linked school manager released on bail by Tbilisi court

February 19, 2018 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The manager of a private school linked to the exiled Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen was released on bail by a Tbilisi court on Monday.

Mustafa Emre Cabuk, quality manager at Demirel College, was arrested in May, 2017 in what appeared to be a case of pressure

German Greens MEP backs Gülen school official’s plea against extradition

July 17, 2017 by DFWatch staff

Rebecca Harms, head of the Greens faction in the EU parliament. — Rebecca Harms. (Rustavi 2.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The head of the Greens faction in the EU parliament calls on Georgia not to extradite a school manager to Turkey.

“To be a teacher is not a crime,” said Rebecca Harms, a German politician who is current head of the Greens-European Free Alliance in the EU parliament.

Detained Gülen school director to ask for asylum to avoid extradition

July 12, 2017 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–A detained Gülen school official is asking for asylum in Georgia in order to avoid extradition to Turkey, where he may face brutal and inhumane treatment, according to his lawyers.

Georgia detained Mustafa Emre Cabuk in May. He is one of the managers of Demirel

Georgia detains school manager connected to Gülen network

May 26, 2017 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has detained a manager of a private school in what appears to be a case of pressure exerted by Turkey on Georgian authorities to crack down on institutions associated with the exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen.

Mustafa Emre Cabuk, quality manager

Georgia cracks down on private school linked to Gulen network

February 6, 2017 by DFWatch staff

ergoghan Geo PM Press Office Photo — Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (Photo by the Georgian PM office.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian authorities have suspended the accreditation of a private school with links to the Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, whom Ankara has accused of plotting the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

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Turkish consul claims Gülen school in Georgia fostering terrorism

July 19, 2016 by DFWatch staff

Fethullah_Gulen — The Turkish government accuse Fethullah Gülen (pictured) of being behind last Friday’s failed coup attempt. Gülen’s movement runs a number of schools around the world.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Turkish consul in Batumi Yasin Temizkan has called on Georgian authorities to close down a private school in the city because it is fostering terrorism.

The Şahin schools are funded by the movement of Fethullah Gülen (pictured), a Turkish preacher,