Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday accused the West of adopting “double standards” on freedom of media.
Speaking on the seventh Anatolian Media Awards ceremony within the capital Ankara, Erdoğan mentioned: “Those accusing Türkiye of censorship stay silent about these (Twitter) doing actual censorship.
“We all know that those who have been criticizing democracy, human rights, and press freedom in Türkiye, how fascist they are when it comes to themselves and their interests.”
He additionally criticized those that embraced Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) members who revealed state secrets and techniques, posing as journalists.
Referring to the 2013 Gezi Park protests, Erdogan mentioned those that tried to current “looters in Türkiye as heroes, defined the demonstrators as terrorists when similar events took place in Paris.”
After the defeated coup of July 15 in Türkiye, by which over 250 folks had been killed, “those who ruthlessly criticize us have raised a stir in the face of the rumors of a coup in their own country,” he mentioned.
FETO orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, in Türkiye, by which 251 folks had been killed and a couple of,734 injured.
Ankara accuses FETO of being behind a long-running marketing campaign to overthrow the state via the infiltration of Turkish establishments, significantly the navy, police, and judiciary.
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign towards Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the US, and EU-has been liable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 folks, together with ladies, youngsters, and infants.
