Why Fethullah Gulen is chosen the 'Top Public Intellectual'

(Video Duration: 3 mins. 30 secs.)

Fethullah Gulen is chosen the "World's Top Public Intellectual" by Foreign Policy Magazine.

Kate Palmer, Deputy Managing Editor at Foreign Policy explains why this reader poll is so important and significant to people:
 
"[Public intellectuals] are the people we look to judge opinions about the most important issues of the day."

With over half a million people casting their votes in the survey to give their say, the majority chose Fethullah Gulen.