'We Will Not Remain Silent': Turkey Condemns French Magazine Charlie Hebdo

Published October 28th, 2020 - 04:38 GMT
A demonstration in Istanbul on 13 September 2020 (photo: Ozan Kose/AFP).
A demonstration in Istanbul on 13 September 2020 (photo: Ozan Kose/AFP).
Highlights
‘We will not remain silent in the face of disgusting attacks on our culture and religion,’ says presidential spokesman.

Turkey blasted the French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo on Tuesday for publishing “loathsome so-called caricatures” purportedly of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"You cannot deceive anyone by hiding behind freedom of opinion! I condemn the immoral publication of the inexcusable French rag about our President," Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Twitter.


“I call on the moral, conscientious international public to speak out against this disgrace.”

residential spokesman Fahrettin Altun also weighed in.

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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