Published February 07,2023
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Islamophobic French magazine
Charlie Hebdo has made a mock of the powerful
earthquake that left thousands of people dead in the southern region of
Türkiye and the northern region of
Syria.
The cartoon, shared under the heading "cartoon of the day" on Twitter, shows collapsed and damaged buildings, a reversed car, and hills of debris.
"Earthquake in Türkiye," was written on the top right corner of the cartoon.
"(Didn't) even need to send tanks," it says at the bottom.
Internet users reacted to the drawing by expressing their frustration and anger.
"You have never had your share of humanity! If you think this is
funny or free speech, you are really wrong! Drown in your own filth!," one of reacting Twitter users replied to the inhuman caricature of
Charlie Hebdo which has been notable for
publishing
anti-Islamic caricatures.
In October 2020, cartoons insulting
Prophet Muhammad were published by the French magazine
Charlie Hebdo, sparking protests across the Muslim world. Campaigns calling for a boycott of
French products were launched on social media platforms.
The
caricatures were also projected on buildings in a few cities in France.
Several Arab countries as well as
Türkiye, Iran, and
Pakistan have condemned the caricatures and French President
Emmanuel Macron's attitude regarding the drawings.
Thousands of people were
killed in 10 provinces of Türkiye after two strong
earthquakes jolted the southern part of the country, an official from Türkiye's disaster agency
AFAD said Tuesday.
Early Monday morning, a 7.7 magnitude tremor struck the
Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaraş province, then about nine hours later, a 7.6 magnitude quake centered in
Kahramanmaraş' Elbistan district rocked the region, affecting several other provinces.
The
earthquakes were also felt in several countries in the region, including Lebanon and Syria.
