‘Traitor cemetery,’ ‘birthplace toilet’ & other unconventional retaliation after failed Turkey coup
Published time: 29 Jul, 2016 03:39
Edited time: 29 Jul, 2016 11:33
While Erdogan has been unable to get his hands on Pennsylvania-based Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish cleric whom the authorities accuse of orchestrating the July 15 rebellion and want extradited from the US, some overzealous supporters of the Turkish leader have decided to take retribution closer to home.
Gulen’s birthplace to become public toilet
The birthplace of Gulen in the village of Korucuk is going to be turned into a public toilet, according to a report from local outlet Beyaz Gazete.
The lavatory is to be built from materials coming from the house Gulen was born in. The outlet claimed the villagers themselves asked authorities for the unusual construction project in the central province of Erzurum.
Local journalist Latif Simsek, who reported on the case after hearing about it from another man, said “I thought he was kidding [but] then I called Erzurum Metropolitan Mayor, Mehmet Sekman.”
Gulen, who is being presented as Erdogan’s arch-nemesis, despite being his former ally, has been living in exile for years and denies having any links to the coup plotters. Washington says “enough evidence” will have to be presented if Gulen is to be handed over, further infuriating Ankara.
https://www.rt.com/news/353837-turkey-coup-revenge-erdogan-gulen/
