Turkey on Sunday slammed the US Embassy in Ankara for “liking” a Twitter post by a FETO fugitive, attacking Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). FETO is an acronym for ‘Fetullah Terrorist Organisation’ – a designation used by the Turkish state to reference supporters of the cleric Fetullah Gulen. On Saturday, the official Twitter account of the US Embassy in Turkey “liked” a Twitter message by Ergun Babahan, a FETO member who fled Turkey following the July 15 coup attempt in 2016, which left 251 people dead and nearly 2,200 injured. Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said “the US Embassy ‘liked’ a message by a FETO-linked figure claiming [MHP leader Devlet] Bahceli’s ‘end is near’.” “Freudian slip? The US Embassy has … Continue reading Turkey slams US Embassy on ‘liking’ a tweet