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One more document related to activities of Fethullah Gülen is circulated in Azerbaijan. As it is reported by Azerbaijani news portal AzPolitika.info their editorial office has got a letter of the head of KhazarTV Huseyn Dinlemez directed to Faruk Mercan, close person to Gülen. In the letter the activities of Nur movement on TV are described.

As it is stated in the article, the letter provides information about the situation of Nur Movement in the country. It is noted in the document that they have managed to promote their people into most Azerbaijani channels and that two of them occupy important positions in National Television and Radio Council of Azerbaijan.

The author of the letter as well notes that the heads of “ANS TV” Vahid Naxış and Mirshakhin Agaev are members of pro-Iranian movement and that the Channel got $7 million assistance from Iran.

Huseyn Dinlemez as well writes that the advertisement revenues have declined and ANS TV asked for $2 million from the headquarters of their media at Turkey.

As it is stated in Azerbaijani news portal Haqqin.az, famous journalist Khadija Ismailova has disseminated information that it is Gülen and his people who stand behind the Azerbaijani TV channel “KhazarTV”, and the proof of it is their email conversation. The local followers of Nur movement didn’t like that, unsubscribed from Ismailoava and expressed their indignation.

“The followers of Gülen got mobilized, I‘ve put into circulation only one article but they are insulting all my family tree. I believed that in their schools they are taught how to behave while in reality they are a bubble,” the journalist said.

However, as it is noted in the portal, the statement became the reason for massive attack in the social network conducted by followers of Gülen .Within few hours, a massive campaign was launched and more than 200 letters demanding an apology were published.

A few days ago Azerbaijani newspaper "Yeni Musavat", with a reference to a source in social networks spread information that official circles in Turkey have provided the Azerbaijani government a list of high-ranking officials of Azerbaijan in the administration of President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani government, which include or are related with such religious direction, as Nursizm.

The list of officials recruited by the sect of Fethullah Gülen include, the head of Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Elnur Aslanov, SOCAR vice president Khalig Mammadov, chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Elshad Isgandarov, his deputy Gunduz Ismailov, Youth and Sports Deputy Minister Intigam Babayev, MP Jeyhun Osmanli, CSR Director under the Presidential Administration Farhad Mammadov, Chairman of the Youth Foundation Farhad Hajiyev.

Nur sect leader is Turkish billionaire Fethullah Gülen. He also owns large industrial and financial companies and holdings worldwide. Gülen owns a large network of schools and educational institutions. In 1998, Gülen was accused of attempting to overthrow the existing regime in secular Turkey. At the same time avoiding the punishment, he immigrated to the United States. When the AKP came to power all charges against him were dropped. Turkish Prime Minister R. T. Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party are accused of having ties to Gülen. According to various estimates, about five million people in Turkey and abroad (particularly in Azerbaijan and Central Asia) are involved in the Gülen movement.

In some countries, particularly in Russia, the Gülen sect "Nurdzhurlar" (or "Nur") is prohibited, and its followers are held accountable for spreading extremism. The Russian FSS believes that members of the sect are collecting intelligence in favor of Turkey and have ties with terrorists in the North Caucasus.