Gulen is also the leader of the so-called ‘Gulen Movement’ which claims to have seven million followers worldwide. The Russian intelligence agency, the FSB, has repeatedly taken action against the Gulen movement for acting as a front organization for the CIA. Why Central Asia? Central Asia, with its vast energy wealth, is of major interest to US oil and gas companies. Many of them have actively advocated for using Muslims to further their own needs – from Turkistan to Albania and Central Asia.