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FETO’s NETWORK IN WESTERN<br />
BALKANS<br />
FETO has a broad network in most countries in the western Balkan region,<br />
particulary in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina<br />
FETO-affiliated<br />
schools in region<br />
The group has a presence in the<br />
public and private sectors,<br />
including education, tourism<br />
and media<br />
15<br />
Bosnia and Herzegovina<br />
Serbia<br />
Kosovo<br />
5<br />
1<br />
40 in total<br />
12<br />
Albania<br />
Macedonia<br />
7<br />
ALBANIA<br />
FETO began its activities in Albania in 1993 when it established the Gulistan Foundation<br />
In capital Tirana, it runs three<br />
schools and two major universities,<br />
Epoka and Beder, and two<br />
elementary schools in cities of<br />
Shkodër and Durrës<br />
FETO runs Albania’s most<br />
prestigious preschool<br />
education institution called<br />
Meridian<br />
In 1994, FETO set up the Sema<br />
Foundation, which runs Islamic<br />
education facilities in five<br />
provinces<br />
FETO’s Horizantet e Reja group<br />
functions as a non-governmental<br />
organization<br />
Gulen writes books published by<br />
a company called Prism<br />
The website that features<br />
Gulen’s articles in<br />
Albanian is a called<br />
fgulen.com/al<br />
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA<br />
Sema Educational Institutions<br />
were established in 1998<br />
Schools affiliated with FETO in<br />
Bosnia and Herzegovina include<br />
four preschools, five elementary<br />
schools, five high schools and one<br />
university (Burch University)<br />
In the tourism sector, the<br />
well-known company Fidan<br />
organizes tours to Turkey for<br />
public employees<br />
Gulen’s books are available in<br />
Bosnian through the Hikmet<br />
Publications company<br />
MACEDONIA<br />
Gulen operates schools called Yahya Kemal in five provinces<br />
In Macedonia FETO also manages<br />
grocery store chains such as<br />
EVAR. It operates Sedef<br />
language schools, the Basak<br />
tourism agency, and Rainbow<br />
transport firm<br />
Weekly periodical, the<br />
Macedonia Zaman, is a<br />
leading news source in<br />
the country<br />
Foundations such as<br />
Tolerance and Safak are in<br />
charge of student dormitories<br />
KOSOVO<br />
SERBIA<br />
MONTENEGRO<br />
In Kosovo, the organization has two<br />
affiliated organizations, Gulistan<br />
Education Centers and the<br />
Atmosphere Foundation, which<br />
help FETO run schools in four<br />
provinces<br />
FETO runs Beyza Elementary Schools<br />
in capital Belgrade and one cultural<br />
center in the city of Novi Sad, as well as<br />
two associations in the southwestern<br />
city of Novi Pazar<br />
FETO runs a language school in<br />
capital Podgorica and a student<br />
dormitory in the city of Rozaje<br />
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