AK Party slams Western media for targeting Turkish president
"What they are doing is not a media activity, it is primitive black propaganda," Ömer Çelik wrote on Twitter. "A Türkiye that does not receive instructions means a nightmare for these circles," he added.
- Turkish Politics
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 07:13 | 26 January 2023
- Modified Date: 07:31 | 26 January 2023
The spokesperson for Türkiye's AK Party on Thursday slammed some Western media outlets for targeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying they are doing "black propaganda."
"What they are doing is not a media activity, it is primitive black propaganda," Ömer Çelik wrote on Twitter.
"A Türkiye that does not receive instructions means a nightmare for these circles," he added.
Noting that some Western media outlets "systematically target" the Turkish leader, Çelik argued: "They are directly involved in the elections in Türkiye."
According to Çelik, they are "uncomfortable with our president's following an independent and principled line in foreign policy."
Noting that the Turkish president's "peace-oriented foreign policy" will continue to disturb them, Çelik said: "The decisions that our nation will make with a high political consciousness will also teach the biggest lesson in history to foreign tutelage attempts."
Germany's Stern magazine and British weekly The Economist recently published cover stories focusing on the Turkish president, as elections in the country near.