Occupation Microblogger | Years active 2014– | |
Known for Claims and predictions about Turkish politics on Twitter | ||
Fuat Avni is 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, and as of February 2017 it has 2.7 million followers.
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Claims on its identity
As of May 2016, it is unknown who it is or they are. Different people have occasionally claimed to be him, however none of these claims were proven.
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. On 24 July, Muhammed Sait Kuloğlu and Yetkin Yıldız also arrested.
Contents of its claims
It claims undisclosed government talks, 2013 corruption scandal, irregularities during elections, secret operations with the government and Cemaat. He 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). He uses Bediüzzaman's iconic "Korkma, titre" phrase ("Don't be afraid, shiver") occasionally.
Important claims
Some of his claims had been realized a few days or week later.
Accounts
Due to legal actions, the account name has changed twice.