Central Jersey College Prep Charter School:
Evidence of affiliation with the Gulen Movement
Page created July 20, 2010 last updated Sep 15, 2012
by C.A.S.I.L.I.P.S. - Citizens Against Special Interest Lobbying in Public Schools
Central Jersey College Prep (CJCP) is a publicly-funded charter school in New Jersey.
Connections with the Fethullah Gulen Movement are shown by the multiple affiliations, both past and present, of the following individuals.
Veli Altas
- Board member, School Business Administrator, CJCP
- Teacher, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology (Gulen charter school in NJ)
- Business Administrator, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (Gulen charter school in NJ)
Emrah Altunkaya
- Former CJCP lead person and board member
- Wrote for Fountain Magazine (a publication of the Gulen Movement; Fethullah Gulen writes the lead article of each issue)
- Was at graduate school University of Iowa with Kenan Gondogdu, who is starting Gulen charter schools in North Carolina
- Rumi Forum volunteer (the Rumi Forum is an openly Gulenist non-profit)
Erkan M Cabuk
- Central Jersey College Prep, IT worker
- Computer teacher, Putnam Science Academy, (private Gulen school in Connecticut)
- Computer teacher, Rochester Academy Charter School (Gulen charter school in NY)
- Computer teacher, Snowdrop Science Academy (now-defunct private Gulen school in PA)
Bekir Duz
- 2011-12 CEO, Truebright Science Academy (Gulen charter school in Pennsylvania)
- 2008-11 Principal, Central Jersey College Prep
- 2007-08 Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (Gulen charter school in New Jersey)
- Board, West Penn Cultural Center (Gulenist organization) From a March 10, 2006 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Bekir Duz, a board member of the cultural center, said the group follows the teachings of M. Fethullah Gulen."
Jean-Louis Frantz
- Board member, CJCP
- Ebru TV (Major media outlet of the Gulen Movement)
Eylem Barish Icin, a.k.a. Barish Icin
- School Operations Manager, Assistant Dean of Academics, CJCP
- Petitioner, Raritan Arts And Science Charter School (proposed Gulen charter school in NJ)
- Principal, Pioneer Charter School of Science (Gulen charter school in MA)
Yuksel Korkmaz
- Central Jersey College Prep
- West Penn Cultural Center (organization openly following teachings of Fethullah Gulen)
Alpaslan Ozdogan
- Former Head, Math and Science Departments, CJCP
- Former teacher, Head of Math Dept, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology (another Gulen charter school)
- Former math teacher, Pioneer Academy of Science (a private Gulen school in NJ)
- Currently Dean of Academics, Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania charter school (another Gulen charter school), under the assumed name "Al Oz"
Mehmet Ozhabes
- Founder, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School (Gulen charter school)
- Member, Board of Trustees, Truebright Science Academy
- Applicant, Contact Person, Westchester Academy of Science NY 2009 (proposed Gulen charter school)
- Turkish Cultural Center (Gulenist organization)
Atilla Sabahoglu
- Central Jersey College Prep
- Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology (Gulen charter school in NJ)
Tarkan Topcuoglu
- Chief Education Officer, Central Jersey College Prep
- Hampden Charter School of Science
- Corporate officer, Wellspring Cultural and Educational Foundation (Gulen non-profit in CT, runs Putnam Science Academy)
- Teacher, Putnam Science Academy
Ferhan Tunagur
- Lead founding member of CJCP
- Board Member CJCP
- Involved in Interfaith Dialogue Center, NJ (Fethullah Gulen is the honorary President of the Interfaith Dialog Center, which was renamed "Peace Islands Institute" in 2011)
- Judge, Turkish Olympics (a Gulenist competition)
- Turkish Cultural Center, New York (Gulenist organization)
Ozcan (John) Uzun
- Founding member and Board President of CJCP
- Good friend of Levent Koc, Director, Interfaith Dialog Center, NJ (Fethullah Gulen is the honorary President of the Interfaith Dialog Center, renamed "Peace Islands Institute" in 2011)
Erdal Yilmaz
- Science teacher, CJCP
- Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (Gulen charter school in NJ)
- Teacher, Paterson Charter School of Science and Technology
(Gulen charter school in NJ)