Fuat Avni

Fuat Avni was an anonymous Twitter phenomenon, mostly known for tweets and leaks concerning the Justice and Development Party. The account tweeted its first tweet on 18 April 2014,[1] and as of February 2017 it has 2.7 million followers.[2]

Fuat Avni
OccupationMicroblogger
Years active2014–2016
Known forClaims and predictions about Turkish politics on Twitter

Claims on its identity

As of May 2016, it is unknown who they are. Different people have occasionally claimed to be them, however none of these claims were proven.[3][4]

On 20 July 2016, computer engineer Akif Mustafa Koçyiğit was arrested in İstanbul with other 9 engineers within the scope of 2016 purges after coup d'état attempt. They were charged for providing information to Fuat Avni.[5] On 24 July, Muhammed Sait Kuloğlu and Yetkin Yıldız also arrested.[6]

Contents of its claims

It claims undisclosed government talks, 2013 corruption scandal, irregularities during elections, secret operations with the government and Cemaat. They generally refers to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as "BB" (Turkish for PM), "Tiran" (tyrant), "Başçalan" (a pun on PM, meaning Prime Thief), "Yezid" (Yazid I, the second Umayyad Caliph, known as a tyrant by some scholars), "Faşist" (fascist) or Narsist (narcissist). They uses Bediüzzaman's iconic "Korkma, titre" phrase ("Don't be afraid, shiver") occasionally.

Important claims

Some of their claims had been realized a few days or week later.

Claim date Claims Tweet State
8 September 2015 Seizing of Kaynak Holding https://twitter.com/fuatavni_f/status/641168496559304704 On 18 November 2015 Kaynak Holding was seized.
28 August 2015 Seizing of İpek Holding and operations against Doğan Holding https://twitter.com/fuatavni_f/status/637320578484072448 On 27–28 October 2015 Koza İpek Holding was seized.
24 July 2015 Operations on education facilities claimed to have close ties with the Gülen movement https://twitter.com/fuatavni_f/status/624668344268910592 Occurred.
19 April 2016 Replacing Davutoğlu with Yıldırım as Prime Minister https://twitter.com/fuatavni_f/status/722517760744538112 On 5 May 2016, PM Davutoğlu announced his retirement as Prime Minister. Yıldırım became PM on 24 May 2016.
17 July 2016 2016 coup d'état is a self-coup planned by Erdoğan https://twitter.com/fuatavni_f/status/754742651631566849 The claim was made after the failed coup.

Accounts

Due to legal actions, the account name has changed twice.[7]

Date Account
18 February 2014 – 5 August 2014 (active) @fuatavni
5 August 2014 – 21 January 2015 @fuatavnifuat
21 January 2015–today (active) @fuatavni_f

See also

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References
  1. İlk tweetinin ekran görüntüsü
  2. twitter.com/fuatavni_f
  3. Bülent Arınç'a sordu: @fuatavni siz misiniz? Archived June 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. MİT'in 'Fuat Avni' dediği Emre Uslu'dan salvolar
  5. "Başbakanlık'ta 'Fuat Avni' operasyonu" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. "Fuat Avni soruşturmasında 2 kişi tutuklandı" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. Fuat Avni, Emre Uslu mu? Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
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