▁goal ▁" worth ▁cla pping ▁for ." ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁F lyn n ' s ▁consult ing ▁company ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁In ovo ▁B V , ▁a ▁company ▁owned ▁by ▁K amil ▁Ek im ▁Al p te kin , ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish - American ▁Business ▁Council , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Econom ic ▁Rel ations ▁Board ▁of ▁Turkey ▁( DE IK ). ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 8 ▁( e lection ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ), ▁an ▁op - ed ▁written ▁by ▁F lyn n ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁The ▁Hill , ▁calling ▁for ▁U . S . ▁backing ▁for ▁Er do ğ an ' s ▁government ▁and ▁critic izing ▁the ▁regime ' s ▁oppon ent , ▁F eth ul lah ▁Gü len , ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁Gü len ▁head ed ▁a ▁" v ast ▁global ▁network " ▁that ▁fitted ▁" the ▁description ▁of ▁a ▁dangerous ▁sle eper ▁terror ▁network ". ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁F lyn n ▁did ▁not ▁disc lose ▁that ▁his ▁consult ing ▁firm ▁had ▁received ▁funds ▁from ▁a ▁company ▁with ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government . ▁After ▁F lyn n ' s ▁t ies ▁had ▁been ▁dis closed ▁by ▁The ▁Daily ▁Call er , ▁Polit ico , ▁and ▁others , ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Hill ▁added ▁a ▁note ▁to ▁F lyn n ' s ▁op - ed , ▁stating ▁that ▁F lyn n ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁disc lose ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁engaged ▁at