This is the guy who deleted President Trump’s Twitter
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The man who deleted President Donald Trump's Twitter account for 11 minutes earlier this month has revealed himself, and says it was all a mistake.
Former Twitter contractor Bahtiyar Duysak, who was born and raised in Germany and has Turkish roots, calls the United States "the best country in the world." With a U.S. work and study visa, the 28-year-old had worked for Google, YouTube, and Vaco before Twitter.
On his last day as a Pro Unlimited contractor for Twitter's Trust and Safety division, Duysak said he was alerted to someone reporting the president's account. Duysak said as a last throwaway gesture, he marked the account for deletion and left the building -- not realizing that the account would actually be taken down.
It was only after he saw news reports of the incident, he said, that he realized what had happened.
"The specific mentions of this person on his last day, I immediately knew I was the only guy who left on the last day ... I felt a little bit nervous," Duysak told CNN.
"I did a mistake, I confess. It's not like I was looking for something or planning to do it. It was in front of me, and I didn't do a good job, and I didn't double-check things."
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Duysak, whose identity was first revealed by TechCrunch, said he and his family were aggressively contacted by news media and didn't feel like the "hero" many said he was.
"I didn't hack anyone. I didn't do anything that I was not authorized to do," he said. "I didn't go to any site I was not supposed to go to. I didn't break any rules."
The day after the account was deactivated, Twitter promised a full review of the situation and vowed it wouldn't happen again.
Duysak said he chose to identify himself now in order to "continue an ordinary life."
"I want to continue an ordinary life. I don't want to flee from the media," he said. "I want to speak to my neighbors and friends. I had to delete hundreds of friends, so many pictures, because reporters are stalking me."
Although he insists he didn't commit any crime or "evil" act, Duysak said he doesn't plan on getting another tech job anytime soon.
"But I love Twitter," he said. "And I love America."