Central Jersey College Prep Charter School:
Evidence of affiliation with the Gulen Movement


Page created July 20, 2010   last updated Jan 3, 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
  • Putnam Science Academy, computer teacher  (private Gulen school in Connecticut)

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)

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
  • Raindrop Turkish House, Houston  (Gulenist organization)