Hizmet

…faith-based civil society movement as Hizmet, which literally translates to “service.” The movement’s teachings promote interfaith and intercultural dialogue, science, democracy, and spirituality, while condemning violence and the politicization of religion. The movement lacks a formal structure or organization, its institutions and members are only loosely affiliated, and Gülen did…

…the military involved in the Hizmet movement, a network of followers of the moderate Islamist cleric Fethullah Gülen. Nearly 300 military officers, academics, journalists, and others were convicted by the end of the mass trial in 2013. While many hailed the investigations and trials for rooting out a secularist “deep…