FETO: The group that attempted a failed coup in 2016 in Turkey On the evening of July 15, 2016, an attempt was made by armed forces to toppl...
FETO: The group that attempted a failed coup in 2016 in Turkey
On the evening of July 15, 2016, an attempt was made by armed forces to topple President Erdogan's democratically elected administration, resulting in a coup d'état in Turkey.
Airstrikes were launched against the parliament building in the Turkish capital city of Ankara, where soldiers seized the AK University headquarters and abducted Hulusi Akar, leader of the Turkish Armed Forces.
Citizens in Ankara and Istanbul flocked to the streets to protest the coup d'état when they heard gunshots and bomb explosions, and some of them kept coming closer to tanks and artillery vehicles.
Over 2,000 injuries and at least 250 fatalities resulted from this.
The coup attempt was blamed on Fethullah Gulen and his terrorist group FETO by the authorities.
Hours after the coup, thousands of persons who were suspected of committing this atrocity departed Turkey; the majority of them now reside in European nations.
years of preparation
According to the Turkish government, FETO has been active there for a considerable amount of time.
The gang aimed to influence Turkish politics prior to the coup attempt by breaking into and infiltrating every government organisation.
The terrorist organization's leader, Fethullah Gulen, is currently under American protection in Pennsylvania. He is charged with having long-term plans to topple the Turkish government.
Gulen began his career in 1960 as a religious instructor before rising to prominence in Turkish politics. He also worked to build an organisation that would eventually extend throughout the entire world.
According to analysts, he accomplished this by founding schools that engaged in espionage operations abroad, from the United States to Central Asia, Africa, and Europe.
However, since the failed coup attempt on July 15 in Turkey, the group's influence has been significantly reduced in numerous nations where people are turning away from it.
"For instance, you used to find a lot of Turkish kids and teachers in their schools, but after what happened in 2016, things changed. In addition, this number has drastically fallen in their hospitals, according to Kabiru Adamu, CEO of West African security consulting business Beacon Consulting, in an interview with TRT Africa.
interfere with the organization's operations
Schools run by the FETO are infamous for serving as recruitment hubs for their wicked operations.
They first seek asylum in the name of upholding the religion, they preach and debate, and after that they enlist their followers in the army and police.
Some of their businesspeople and university professors are among those charged with collaborating with the terrorist organisation.
By transforming recent graduates into flexible employees, they are committing errors in the hiring process.
Following the coup attempt, both the Turkish opposition and the government agreed that the group needed to be dealt with right away.
In Turkey, where it continues to call for their expulsion from their nations, the government has begun closing and seizing FETO's settlements.
Members of the Gulen terrorist group have lost their posts in the Turkish government, particularly in the military and other security organisations.
The FETO organization's associates, including individuals and organisations, have all been put to death.
In Turkey, where the government has urged its allies to follow suit, more than 1,000 educational institutions that are governed by FETO have also been shut down.
Many FETO members have been detained by Turkish security services in raids overseas and returned to Turkey to stand prosecution.
For instance, a Turkish Intelligence Service operation resulted in the arrest of Salahaddin Gulen in 2021, the brother of the FETO commander in Kenya. He is believed to be a part of the FETO terrorist group.
Turkey has been attempting to recover Fetullah Gulen from the United States for a long time. The return of organisation members from 27 other nations was also demanded by Turkey.
Around the world, FETO terrorists are in charge of the group. There are hundreds of the organization's schools still operating in African nations, despite the dismissal of those in Turkey.
The institutions' schools are viewed as sources of revenue.
Turkish government officials have been successful in convincing other African governments to take action to shut down FETO schools in their nations.
Sudan, Guinea, Mali, Somalia, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, Tunisia, and Senegal have all experienced this.
The Turkish government's decision caused the closure of some schools or the transfer of others to the Turkish Education Foundation. It is a foundation established by Turkey to carry out educational operations around the world, take control of the FETO-affiliated schools and maintain their care, as well as to offer scholarships.
However, Turkey is having trouble convincing other African nations to halt FETO commerce and activity.