Turkey's Venture into Africa

... power in Africa. Four years ago differing views of R. Erdoğan and Hizmet’s leader resulted in Ankara actively persuading the Africans to disallow «fethullists» subversive activity in their countries. Incriminating articles in the mass media put Hizmet as an organization not promoting the positive image of Turkey in Africa, given that its structures acting on behalf of the Turkish state, are a menace to African brothers and sisters. As a result, «Gülen schools» in Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, and Somali were closed and transferred ...