Former teacher recalls experience at FETO school

NEW YORK, USA - OCTOBER 14: Turkish teacher Ersin Konkur who worked in FETO-linked schools in the United States from 2008 to 2015 gave a first-hand account of his time with the terror group. Konkur, who is living in the U.S. for the past 10 years, has witnessed many unlawful incidents in charter schools of the terror group. Konkur said because of the wrongdoings, he felt alienated and eventually left and filed a lawsuit against FETO. Konkur said FETO is listed as a terrorist group in Turkey, but not in the U.S. "They need to be listed as a mafia in the U.S.," Konkur said. "They are indeed a mafia. They con the state and steal from it. There are people in the U.S. government, in the FBI, that scour the bank accounts of the group members. These things will eventually come into light." FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeat coup on July 15, 2016 in Turkey, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured. Ankara also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, including the military, police, and education. FETO also has a considerable presence outside Turkey, including private educational institutions that serve as a revenue stream for the terrorist group. Konkur said that Western countries who support this group know that it is "full of liars". He said that the FETO structure around the world, including its schools, requires employees to pay back to the group. "Whether they are school principals or teachers, they must pay from their salaries to the group," he said. Sharing his experience about a FETO charter school in the state of Texas, Konkur said the system works "when you always give something from your salary". "A school principal told me that he would sign me to a salary, for example, $3000," Konkur said. "When I see $3500 credited in my bank account that means I have to give back the $500." (Footage by Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)