US top diplomat summoned by Foreign Ministry over controversial tweet like
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ANKARA - US top diplomat has been summoned by Foreign Ministry over controversial tweet like in American Embassy Ankara.
American Embassy liked a Tweet aimed at Devlet Bahçeli, the chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MPH), amid rumours about his health issues. However, the next day the US diplomats apologised for it, stressing that it was a mistake.
US Chargé d'Affaires in Ankara Jeffrey M. Hovenier was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry link after the embassy liked a post on Twitter, a source said on Sunday. According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy, the diplomat had to explain the incident to authorities, Sputnik has reported.
The message predicting the collapse of the party was published by a member of Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen's FETO group, which is blacklisted by Ankara as an armed terrorist organisation. The Turkish authorities blame the movement for 2016 military coup attempt, link which led to mass arrests across the country.
