One of the most hated figures in Turkey nowadays Fetullah Gülen, leader of the eponymous Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) blamed for plotting the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, has found renewed popularity as a virtual slap-target for angry Turks.

Alas, the Google Play Store did not find hitting the former preacher amusing, banning the game from its Play Store for mobile apps.

Still, the Turkish developers of the game take pride in its popularity among Turkish users, who are full of outrage towards the U.S.-based former preacher.

In the two months after its release, the game, conveniently titled "Slap FETÖ," was downloaded by some 60,000 users after developers circumvented the ban by moving it to the utility apps category rather than presenting it as a straightforward game.

The free game draws inspiration from other games involving slapping a popular figure with one tap. It shows Gülen, with his ever-present prayer cap, seated in an armchair, in one of his most published poses during one of his videotaped "sermons" to followers.

One tap enables users to deal a substantial slap to Gülen, while another makes him dance as dollars, apparently "himmet" (donations to his terror cult), rain down on a merry Gülen.

İbrahim Keleş, one of the developers, said it was "meaningful" that the game, now downloadable only after downloading another app to get around the ban, was not allowed by the Play Store, which normally allows more violent games.

"We designed this game to simply help people get over their post-July 15 trauma. We don't know why it is banned while there are games showing the decapitation of [U.S. President-elect] Donald Trump available. Our game is less violent and more fun," Keleş says.