Δευτέρα 8 Ιουνίου 2020

Turkish Media Targets Ecumenical Patriarchate Bartholomew I of Constantinople

Turkish media is once again targeting the ecumenical patriarchate of Constantinople.
On May 4, a pro-government Turkish magazine published a special edition falsely alleging that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople (Istanbul) helped stage the July 15, 2016, coup attempt.
Following this attempt, the Turkish government blamed the US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen and his followers. A state of emergency was declared, and a massive purge targeting thousands of people began in Turkey.
The state justified the purge by announcing a new “terrorist group”—the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization/Parallel State Structure or FETÖ/PDY—was responsible for the coup:

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