There are figures whose names we have heard constantly since the first years of “The Gulen Movement,” who are famous for their self-sacrifice, generosity and pure hearts, you may remember; those who build a dormitory by selling lahmacun, the trustees who have stalls in the farmer’s market, officers/teachers who don’t go to their homes without surrendering their salaries, housewives who donate their ornaments and organize fairs to raise money, and many more. All this “volunteer work” was done to raise faithful generations, and there was an endless trust in the congregation’s administrators.
We can see, both from our environment and from its reflections on social media, that this relationship of trust has weakened over time, and that with some mistakes/abuses that have emerged/for the first time after July 15. In fact, it has almost become non-existent.
Although this corruption of those who have promoted spiritual fulfilment, altruism, waiver, volunteer work/sincerity for years is a subject for another article, we can say that it causes a growth based on result/success/number and dominance model to be pursued by ignoring moral values.
Many allegations have been made in the public about Cevdet Türkyolu, who has been the closest person to F. Gülen for many years. Everyone knows of his commercial activities, personal wealth, position and earning income through kinship relations along with many other issues.
One of our followers, who contacted us from the USA, -it is understood that he is close to The Camp in Pennsylvania- shared with us the details of some assets belonging to Cevdet Türkyolu in Turkey. (We expect the support/contribution of our followers on this and similar issues)
As you can appreciate, the information received about such an important and current issue also involved various risks. In order not to be part of a disinformation or an instrument of an “internal struggle”, we conducted long-term research. After confirming that the said properties indeed belongs to Cevdet Türkyolu, thanks to a relative who deals with real estate, we made the current price determinations with a market research.
Why are we sharing these results? Our aim is not to target anyone, not to designate an enemy. Our aim is to show the point reached by the so-called “Hizmet” movement to people who sold their houses/cars for Bank Asya, took loans from other banks and deposited them to Bank Asya to support the congregation, the difference in discourse-action, was has the privileged position in the sharing of “blessings and burdens,” and the power struggle taking place in and around the camp. How can a person who has been closest to F. Gülen for many years own real estate with a total value of at least 50.000.000 TL in only 5 points?
These are the questions to be asked after these findings:
1- With which commercial activity did Türkyolu acquire so many properties?
2-Did he use his position, kinship relations, and influence in the congregation?
3- Or was this property bought with the “saved” money of the Hizmet by Türkyolu?
4-Does F. Gülen know that Türkyolu owns these properties in the Turkey?
5-How many properties, investments in stock markets and companies does Türkyolu, who has been living in the USA for about 22 years, have in the USA?
6-Is there a connection between these properties and the money people deposited in Bank Asya for support purposes?
7- When did Türkyolu acquire these properties?
8-Is there any other assets of Türkyolu transferred to his family and relatives?
9- How many “community oligarchs” are there, like Türkyolu?
Here are the properties of Cevdet Türkyolu located in Turkey that we have received and verified:
