Pro-government Turkish social media trolls have posted on Twitter a fabricated image which falsely implied that Fethullah Gülen, a US-based Islamic cleric leading a faith-based movement which is banned in Turkey, was against the ongoing US demonstrations protesting the killing of a black man under police custody last week.
“We are aware of fabricated images showing this account releasing untrue and false statements regarding the wrongful death of Mr. George Floyd. The posts have been reported to Twitter — please disregard. All official statements can be found on
@FGulencomEN’s account,” Gülen’s official Twitter account posted on Monday.
George Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old Black man, died on Monday after a white officer used his knee to pin Floyd’s neck to the ground for several minutes, according to Al Jazeera.
Floyd can be heard on a bystander video repeatedly pleading with officers, saying “I can’t breathe.” He eventually becomes motionless with the officer’s knee still on his neck.
Massive protests have since erupted nationwide as demonstrators rally for justice for Floyd and all unarmed Black people killed by police.
The Gülen movement is accused of orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, although it strongly denies any involvement.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government since then has been in a diplomatic effort to label the movement and its followers as “terrorists.”
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from Turkish Minute https://www.turkishminute.com/2020/06/01/turkeys-social-media-trolls-use-fabricated-image-falsely-implying-gulen-against-us-protests/
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