Turkish state broadcaster reporter faces backlash for endorsing assassination of political opponents - Turkish Minute

Turkish state broadcaster reporter faces backlash for endorsing assassination of political opponents - Turkish Minute

A reporter for Turkey’s state broadcaster has been facing public backlash after he posted a comment on social media platform X seemingly endorsing the government-led assassination of political opponents, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Murat Söylemez, a correspondent for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) in Bayburt, responded to a tweet by Foreign […]

Turkish state broadcaster reporter faces backlash for social media post endorsing assassinating political opponents - Stockholm Center for Freedom

A reporter for Turkey’s state broadcaster has been facing public backlash after he posted a comment on social media seemingly endorsing the government-led assassination of political opponents, the Cumhuriyet daily reported. Murat Söylemez, a correspondent for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) in Bayburt, responded to a tweet by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on X on April 6 that targeted opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) …

In his comment on Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s post targeting CHP leader Özgür Özel, TRT News Bayburt reporter Murat Söylemez’s apparent call for assassinations of the opposition was evident. In his post on April 6, Söylemez said, “Mayor Hakan, anyone who opposes Putin in Russia has ended up on the other side, either by accident or natural death. Putin also offered his condolences to all of them. The president is a dictator […] The article TRT…

Following Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's “Know Haddini” to CHP leader Özgür Özgür Özel, there was a remarkable comment from TRT Bayburt correspondent Murat Sömelez

TRT News Bayburt reporter Murat Söylemez responded to Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's post targeting CHP leader Özgür Özel by saying, "Hakan, whoever opposes Putin in Russia has accidentally or naturally ended up on the other side. Putin also offered his condolences to all of them. Those who call the president a dictator are running wild in our country. I wonder if I could explain myself."