Paterson Charter School of Science and Technology - Evidence of Affiliation with Gulen Movement

by C.A.S.I.L.I.P.S. - Citizens Against Special Interest Lobbying in Public Schools

Paterson Charter School of Science and Technology is a publicly-funded charter school located in Paterson, New Jersey.


Yucel Ari

• Paterson Charter School Board of Trustees
• Pioneer Academy of Science, coach 2004
• Participated in Interfaith Dialog Center, NJ event
  

Note: Pioneer Academy of Science is a private Gulen school in New Jersey.   The Interfaith Dialog Center in New Jersey is a Gulenist organization; Fethullah Gulen features prominently on their website. 

 

Kemal Aydin  a.k.a. Ken Aydin

• Founder of Paterson Charter School
• Board of Trustees, Paterson Charter School  
  
• Lead person, proposed New Century Charter Public School, Morris County NJ

Note: The New Century Charter Public School was a proposed Gulen charter school; the application was apparently unsuccessful.

 

Emrah Ayhan

• Board of Trustees, Paterson Charter School
• Co-founder, Math teacher, Horizon Science Academy Toledo
• President, Board of Directors, Horizon Science Academy Toledo
• Director, Math teacher, Horizon Science Academy Denison
• Board Member, Chicago Math and Science Academy
• Co-Founder of Breeze, Inc

Note: Horizon Science Academy Toledo and Denison, and Chicago Math and Science Academy are publicly-funded Gulen charter schools in Ohio.   Breeze is a for-profit Gulenist corporation that leases school buildings to Concept Schools in Ohio, including Horizon Science Academy.  Concept Schools is a Gulenist organization running a number of publicly-funded Gulen charter schools in Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.



Serkan Costur

• Director of Activities/Math Teacher, Paterson Charter School
• Bergen Arts and Science Charter School

Note: Bergen Arts and Science Charter School is a publicly-funded Gulen school.

 

Halil Demir

• Club advisor, Paterson Charter School
• Principal, Pioneer Academy of Science South Jersey

Note: Pioneer Academy of Science South Jersey is a private Gulen school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.  

 

Ali Riza Gurcanli, a.k.a. Riza Gurcanli; Aliriza Gurcanli

• Lead Person, Board of Trustees, Paterson Charter School
• Pioneer Charter School of Science
• Feza Foundation, Australia 
• Principal, Sule College, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Pioneer Charter School of Science is a Gulen charter school in Massachusetts.  The Feza Foundation in Australia is a Gulenist organization.  Sule College is a private Gulen school in Australia.  

 

Hurisa Guvercin

• ESL and Special education teacher, Paterson Charter School
• Author of two articles in Fountain Magazine
• Teacher, Harmony Science Academy Dallas
• Interfaith Dialog Center Women Association

Note: Fountain Magazine is a major publication of the Gulen Movement; Fethullah Gulen writes the lead article for each issue.  Harmony Science Academy Dallas is a Gulen charter school.  The Interfaith Dialog Center in New Jersey is a Gulenist organization; Fethullah Gulen features prominently on their website. 

 

Rukiye Koc

• Advisor, cooking club, Paterson Charter School
• Wife of Levent Koc, Director of Interfaith Dialog Center, New Jersey
• “Likes” Ant Bookstore on Facebook

Note: The Interfaith Dialog Center in New Jersey is a Gulenist organization; Fethullah Gulen features prominently on their website.  Ant Bookstore is a Gulenist business. 



Suleyman Mamaloglu

• Paterson Charter School physics teacher
• Science Fair Coordinator, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School

Note: Bergen Arts and Science Charter School is a publicly-funded Gulen school.

 

Burcin Ogrenir

• Paterson Charter School teacher
• Co-Founder, Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania charter school
• Participated in Interfaith Dialog Center event
  
• “Likes” Pioneer Academy of Science on Facebook

Note: Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania is a publicly-funded Gulen charter school.  The Interfaith Dialog Center in New Jersey is a Gulenist organization; Fethullah Gulen features prominently on their website.  Pioneer Academy of Science is a private Gulen school in New Jersey.  

 

Fatih Oncul

• Board of Trustees, Paterson Charter School 
• Husband of teacher Ebru Oncul, Fulton Science Academy
• Judge, Turkish Olympiads of the Southeast US
• Director, Snowdrop Education Services; founder of Snowdrop Science Academy
• Volunteered to organize public seminars through Interfaith Dialog Center, New Jersey
• Advisor for Pioneer Academy of Science
• Volunteered for Bosphorous Education Corporation

Note: Fulton Science Academy is a publicly-funded Gulen charter school in Georgia.  Pioneer Academy of Science is a private Gulen school in New Jersey.  Snowdrop Science Academy was a private Gulen school in Pennsylvania, which has ceased operations.  Bosphorous Education Corporation/Center is a tutoring and ESL business run by the Gulen Movement.

 

Gulzade Oral

• Paterson Charter School teacher
• “Likes” Ant Bookstore on Facebook

Note: Ant Bookstore is a Gulenist business. 


Murtaza “Taz” Ozdemir

• Technology and Assessment Coordinator, Paterson Charter School
• Member of team that developed Student Database System (SDS) at Paterson Charter School
• Teacher, Pribadi Indonesian-Turkish Boarding School, Indonesia
• Teacher, Horizon Science Academy, Cleveland, Ohio
• Math teacher, Wisconsin Career Academy
• “Likes” Pioneer Academy of Science on Facebook
•  “Likes” Ebru TV on Facebook

Note: Pribadi Indonesian-Turkish Boarding School is a private Gulen school.  Horizon Science Academy and Wisconsin Career Academy are publicly-funded Gulen charter schools.  Pioneer Academy of Science is a private Gulen school in New Jersey.  Ebru TV is a major media outlet of the Gulen Movement. 

 

Tunc Ozlu

• Board of Trustees, Paterson Charter School
• Event Sponsor at Interfaith Dialog Center, NJ

Note: The Interfaith Dialog Center in New Jersey is a Gulenist organization; Fethullah Gulen features prominently on their website.



Yasir Taskin

• Science Dept head, Paterson Charter School
• Chemistry teacher, Pioneer Academy of Science
• “Likes” Ebru TV on Facebook
• “Likes” Pioneer Academy of Science on Facebook

Note: Pioneer Academy of Science is a private Gulen school in New Jersey.  Ebru TV is a major media outlet of the Gulen Movement. 

 

Candemir "John" Toklu

• President, Board of Trustees, Paterson Charter School
• Princeton Area Director, Interfaith Dialog Center, New Jersey
  

Note: The Interfaith Dialog Center in New Jersey is a Gulenist organization; Fethullah Gulen features prominently on their website.



Ahmet Zengin

• Teacher, Paterson Charter School
•  “Likes” Pioneer Academy of Science on Facebook
• Friend of Interfaith Dialog Center NJ on Facebook

Note: Pioneer Academy of Science is a private Gulen school in New Jersey.  The Interfaith Dialog Center in New Jersey is a Gulenist organization; Fethullah Gulen features prominently on their website.

 

Further connections to the Gulen Movement

• Paterson Charter School students have participated in field trips to the Turkish Cultural Center of New York and the Turkish Cultural Center of New Jersey, both Gulenist non-profit organizations.
• Paterson Charter School students have participated in a field trip to Central Jersey College Prep, a publicly-funded Gulen charter school
• Paterson Charter School subsidized the travel expenses of staff members to attend ISWEEEP, a science fair in Houston, Texas run by the Gulen Movement.
• Paterson Charter School has contracted for services with Apple Education Services of Clifton NJ, a Gulenist business.
• Paterson Charter School has contracted for services with Dogan Painting, a company whose website shows client recommendations from Zaman newspaper, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School, and Pioneer Academy of Science, all of which are affiliated with the Gulen Movement.