What was Fethullah Gülen’s education and training during his youth?

During this decade (1950–60) Fethullah Gülen completed his religious education and training under various prominent scholars and Sufi masters leading to the traditional Islamic ijaza (license to teach). This education was provided almost entirely within an informal system, tacitly ignored and unsupported by the state and running parallel to its education system. At the same time, Gülen pursued and completed his secondary-level secular education through external exams.

Pin It
  • Created on .
Copyright © 2026 Cascade Trust. Fethullah Gülen's Official Web Site. All Rights Reserved.
fgulen.com is the official source and licensor of the works of the renowned Turkish scholar and intellectual Fethullah Gülen. Operated by Paramus Publishing with permission of Cascade Trust.