I even reject and condemn in the strongest terms the idea, the consideration of a military coup. If I had the chance I would stand in front of the people who would attempt such a thing and open my arms and beg them to stop. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
Even if, at the helm of the country there are people who would like to replace me and suppress me and oppress me at the level of blood-sucking vampires, then I do not want to remove them with anti-democratic means. This is my attitude toward any and even the idea of the consideration of a military coup. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
My message is, if someone beats you, act like you don’t have hands. If someone slurs you, act like you don’t have a tongue. Society is already polarized enough, don’t make it worse. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
Avoiding the physical sciences due to the fear that they will lead to heresy is childish. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
I probably will not live to see Turkey become an exemplary democracy, but I pray that the downward authoritarian drift can be stopped before it is too late. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
A Turkey under a dictatorial regime, providing haven to violent radicals and pushing its Kurdish citizens into desperation, would be a nightmare for Middle East security. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
Profiling any segment of society and viewing them as a threat is a sign of intolerance. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
No citizen or social group can be completely isolated from politics, because policy decisions and actions affect their lives. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
I have said time and again that the republican order, and secularism, when executed perfectly, are blessings from God. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
