September 2018

What is missing in NBC article?

2018-09-18 06:11 BST
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On 16 September 2018, NBC News published an article about the political situation in Turkey after the failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016, the subsequent period of the state of emergency and alleged human rights abuses. Yet, supporting its claims, the article provided incomplete information on certain subjects.

‘Fetullah Gulen denies involvement in coup attempt’

Time publishes Gulenist NBA player Kanter’s article in which he denied FETO’s involvement in Turkish coup attempt

2018-09-13 10:31 BST
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Failed Coup
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On 11 September 2018, Time published an opinion piece penned by Enes Kanter, who is described as “an outspoken critic of Turkey’s authoritarian regime and a professional NBA basketball player.” Kanter has repeatedly admitted that he is a follower of US-based Turkish preacher Fetullah Gulen, who heads what Turkey calls the Fetullah Terror Organization (FETO), the shadowy cult behind a coup attempt on 15 July 2016 which claimed the lives of 248 innocent people.

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