Official Lies

Turkey faced with Greece’s EU membership and diaspora – eKathimerini.com

By ::· Cyprus, Greece, News, Official Lies, Propaganda, Turkey, United States ::· February 17, 2021

Last week, the Turkish minister of defense once again denounced what he perceived as Greek attempts to reframe Greco-Turkish disputes as wider disputes between Turkey and third parties, powerful countries or regional entities. Speaking during joint military exercises with the participation of Turkish and Azeri forces, Hulusi Akar called on Greece to “stop presenting Greco-Turkish …

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Turkey’s press freedom expanded during AKP rule – Fahrettin Altun – Ahval

By ::· News, Official Lies, Propaganda, Turkey ::· January 23, 2021

Freedom of press and expression in Turkey have expanded  “incomparably’’ from two decades ago, when the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came into power, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s communications director said on Saturday. Turkish media maintains diversity and an environment of freedom, with “certain circles’’ within and outside of the country exploiting this situation, …

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‘We may not be richest, but we’re most generous’ – Anadolu

By ::· News, Official Lies, Propaganda, Turkey, Turkish Theater ::· December 20, 2020

Turkey’s parliament speaker says country helped 160 countries, 9 int’l organizations since beginning of virus outbreak. The Turkish parliament speaker on Thursday called on humanity to walk to the future together against the novel coronavirus. “Since the virus does not differentiate people, we have common pain and wounds. So we have to heal the wounds, …

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Turkey has no ‘Kurdish issue,’ Erdoğan says – Daily Sabah

By ::· Lies and Half Truths, Mass Media, News, Official Lies, Propaganda, Turkey ::· December 20, 2020

Turkey has no “Kurdish issue,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday, underlining that the government has never discriminated against anyone, on the condition that they have no ties with any terrorist group. “I’ve said this dozens of times before and will say it again: There is no Kurdish issue in Turkey. We are here to …

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Greece violated Turkey’s airspace, waters nearly 50 times in October, Defense Ministry says – Daily Sabah

By ::· Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, News, Official Lies, Propaganda, Turkey ::· November 14, 2020

The ministry also noted that legally demilitarized Greek islands in the Aegean Sea were visited by Greece’s military vessels 192 times.

“The declaration of a (military) training ground that includes the demilitarized island of Samothrace in the Northern Aegean in violation of international agreements and violation of (Turkish) territorial waters by the training ground boundary is a clear indication of Greece’s provocative attempts to escalate the tension,” the statement added.

Bahçeli: Turkey has no state crisis, it has an opposition crisis – Bianet

By ::· Lies and Half Truths, News, Official Lies, Turkey ::· November 11, 2020

MHP Chair also addressed the Presidential elections in the US. “We are neither the clappers of Biden, nor a fan of Trump,” Bahçeli said and referred to the Democrats and Republicans respectively as follows:

“We neither hold the elephant from its trunk, nor do we wait in line to get on the donkey. But, everyone had better know that we are waiting in a sure-footed, cautious, prepared and suspicious manner.

Waqf properties make up all land in Varosha, cannot be returned, former Turkish Cypriot official says – Daily Sabah

By ::· Conflicts - Fronts, Cyprus, Lies and Half Truths, News, Official Lies, Turkey ::· November 9, 2020

The ghost town of Varosha, known by the island’s Turkish community as Maraş, has historically held a key status in nearly all diplomatic efforts directed at a lasting resolution on the Cyprus question. Long viewed as a bargaining chip in fruitless peace negotiations, Varosha is expected to be on the forefront in a new possible …

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Islam is Under Attack: Erdogan’s New-Old Lie – The Levant

By ::· Analyses, Official Lies, Propaganda, Turkey ::· November 8, 2020

Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, always strives to transfer his internal crises by distracting Turkish public opinion with fabricated issues abroad.Erdogan has become an expert in this field, especially, when the matter is religious and linked to Islam and Muslims. The reason is that religious matters are easy to be utilised and employed in serving …

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Hypocritical Outrage at Cartoons That Offend Muslims | Frontpagemag

By ::· Analyses, France, News, Official Lies, Turkey ::· December 22, 2020

Uighurs and other Muslims in China have been subjected to prolonged detention, surveillance, political indoctrination, systematic torture, and forced labor. French President Macron is one of several Western leaders who have raised concerns about the Chinese regime’s abuses against China’s Muslim Uighur minority. Macron did so during a meeting he held last summer with China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister. But the Muslim world has been largely silent regarding such real abuses against people of their own faith. Instead, they have gone after Macron for hurting their feelings. Turkey’s Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who fancies himself as a major leader of the Muslim world, said Macron was being intolerant and needs “mental checks.”

Turkish parliament speaker rejects draft bill to declare 1955 Istanbul pogrom a day of mourning – Duvar

By ::· Modern Barbarian Acts, News, Official Lies, Propaganda, Turkey ::· November 5, 2020

Turkish parliament speaker rejects draft bill to declare 1955 Istanbul pogrom a day of mourning Turkish Parliament Speaker’s Office has rejected to hear a draft bill seeking to have the Istanbul pogrom, anti-Greek riots of Sept. 6 and 7 in 1955, recognized as a national day of mourning. Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop said that he …

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Erdogan’s Assault on Macron Is the Height of Cynicism – Bloomberg

By ::· Analyses, France, News, Official Lies, Turkey ::· October 31, 2020

In his mind, Erdogan wants Turkey to replace Saudi Arabia and Egypt as the guardian power of Sunni Islam, as the Ottoman Empire once was. And he wants to project power in all directions, toward Moscow as to the West. This is why he’s meddling in conflicts around the region, from Syria to Libya and the eastern Mediterranean, and now also in the battles between (ethnically Turkic) Azerbaijanis and Armenians. In several of these conflicts he faces France on the opposing side.

Nominally, Turkey is a member of NATO and still officially interested in applying to join the EU. In reality, Erdogan needs to portray Europe as the enemy. Because he’s weak at home, he’ll seize on any propaganda opportunity he gets. The danger is that in the process he might unleash passions and hatreds far beyond his, or anybody’s, control, potentially causing more violence, suffering and perhaps war. Europeans and Turks of any faith should see through Erdogan’s vanity and cynicism — and tactically ignore him.

RSF and 10 other organisations warn European Union on Turkey – Reporters without borders (RSF)

By ::· Analyses, Mass Media, News, Official Lies, Propaganda, Social Media, Turkey ::· October 17, 2020

The mission also met with representatives of 17 diplomatic missions in Turkey – a sign of the global concern over press freedom and the rule of law in Turkey – as well as the Delegation of the European Union. Mission members welcome the recent, unvarnished findings of the EU’s progress report on Turkey, which highlights a “serious backsliding” on freedom of expression. But the international community must step up its bilateral and multilateral efforts to bring Turkey back into the club of countries that respects the rule of law. Human rights issues, including press freedom, must not be held hostage to geopolitical developments.

Turkey is ranked 154th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2020 World Press Freedom Index.