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- Turkey strongly condemns the cover of the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” with a cartoon of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Erdogan’s communications director, Fahrettin Altun, accuses the magazine of “cultural racism.”
- The “so-called cartoons” are “repulsive” and “without human morality.”
- “The anti-Muslim agenda of French President Emmanuel Macron is bearing fruit,” writes Altun.
The cartoon on the cover of Wednesday’s “Charlie Hebdo,” which was posted online Tuesday night, shows Erdogan in a white blouse and boxer shorts sitting in an armchair. She holds a can in her hand and lifts the tunic of a veiled woman to reveal her bare bottom. Oh! The profit! ”Says a sandwich. The page is titled with the words: “Erdogan – in private is a lot of fun.”
Ankara’s prosecution is now launching an investigation for insulting the president against “Charlie Hebdo,” according to the state news agency Anadolu.
“The necessary judicial and diplomatic measures will be taken against this cartoon,” the communications direction of the Turkish presidency said in a statement amid growing tensions between Ankara and Paris.
Tensions between Turkey and France
The atmosphere between France and Turkey has heated up for days. The tension was sparked by Macron’s comments on freedom of expression and Islam after the death of teacher Samuel Paty, who was allegedly beheaded by an Islamist.
The French head of state had defended freedom of expression and the publication of cartoons on several occasions, most recently at Paty’s funeral. The teacher had shown cartoons of Muhammad in class as an example of freedom of expression. Devout Muslims especially reject a graphic representation of the prophet and find it insulting, but it is not explicitly forbidden in the Qur’an.
Pakistan and several Arab governments criticized Macron’s stance. Erdogan had called for a boycott of French products and attacked Macron personally. Among other things, he recommended that the French head of state undergo a psychological examination.
