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ANKARA, KOMPAS.com – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the French satirical magazine Charlie hebdo “idiot”, after he was described in a lewd way.
Not only that. Ankara also plans to propose “diplomatic and legal actions” after a cartoon of the president is published on the cover.
In the front cartoon, the former mayor of Istanbul is shown wearing only his underwear and carrying a can of beer.
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Obscene posts made Charlie hebdo This inevitably exacerbates the tension between the two NATO member countries.
Erdogan said he had never seen a photo from the satirical magazine. Because, he felt there was no need to give “credit for immoral behavior.”
“I don’t have to say anything to the bastard who has insulted my prophet in that way,” he said in a speech to parliament.
He expressed sadness and frustration, not because it was the aim of the magazine. It is the caricature of the prophet Muhammad that has generated controversy.
“Wicked and ugly”
Turkey, although a secular country, the majority of the population is Muslim. The country has become more conservative and nationalistic since Erdogan took office.
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The policy brought by the former Turkish prime minister pitted them against France, led by President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron himself has made it clear that he will not remove the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad since the case of the history professor who was beheaded by an 18-year-old Chechen teenager.
Reported AFP On Wednesday (10/28/2020), Erdogan accused “Macron and his soul of” carrying out “evil, ugly and provocative policies to spread hatred.”
Due to the lewd image of Charlie Hebdo, Ankara prosecutors stated that they would launch an investigation.
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Erdogan himself had previously asked the public to boycott “Wine Country” products, after Macron refused to remove the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
In fact, the 66-year-old president even taunted Emmanuel Macron into doing a “mind control” because of his attitude towards radical Islam.
Paris responded immediately by calling its ambassador in Ankara. Charlie hebdo he himself had been the target of anger in 2015.
At the time, 12 of his staff were killed by two brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, after they previously uploaded a picture of the controversy.
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