Turkey Probes Billionaire Businessman over Kurdish Woman Joke
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Turkey probes billionaire businessman over Kurdish woman joke
Prosecutors on Saturday opened a probe into a 95-year-old billionaire and honorary head of Koc Holdings, Turkey's biggest conglomerate, over a joke about a Kurdish woman widely denounced as sexist and racist. The blunder was made by Rahmi Koc at the opening of a hospital in the western resort city of Izmir late Friday, but when the footage started circulating online it caused a backlash. The joke, which revolved around a misunderstanding between…
Turkish Tycoon Apologizes as Controversial Joke Spurs Outrage
(Bloomberg) — The honorary chairman of Turkey’s largest conglomerate apologized after a joke described by critics as racist and sexist sparked widespread outrage and a regional prosecutor’s office announced an investigation.
An investigation has been launched against businessman Rahmi Koç, whose "joke about a Kurdish woman" at the opening of the American Hospital in Izmir sparked outrage. MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli reacted negatively to the investigation against Rahmi Koç.
Honorary chair of Turkey’s largest conglomerate investigated over joke targeting Kurdish women - Turkish Minute
Turkish prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the honorary chairman of the country’s largest business group after video showed him telling a joke about a Kurdish woman during a hospital opening, prompting accusations of racism and sexism as well as an apology. The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday it had launched the investigation into Rahmi Koç, the 95-year-old honorary chairman and board member of Koç Holding…
Rahmi Koç, Honorary Chairman of Koç Holding, apologized for the "Kurdish woman joke" he told at the opening of the American Hospital in Izmir, which sparked an investigation against him. The joke, told by Rahmi Koç, a prominent member of the Koç Family, one of Turkey's wealthiest families, at the opening of the Izmir American Hospital, drew strong reactions. Following these reactions, the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office initiated an inves…
Justice Minister Adalet Gürlek announced that the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into businessman Rahmi Koç due to his statements at an opening ceremony.
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