Turkish President Erdogan did not hide his irritation with the recent Economist’s article, which in its latest edition describes him as a “bully” who is “leading Turkey to dictatorship”, while at the same time he found the opportunity to attack Greece again for arming the Aegean Sea Greek islands.
After the Friday prayer, the Turkish President said of the Economist: “Can the British magazine determine the fate of Turkey? My nation is the one who will define it. What my nation says will determine what happens in Turkey”.
Commenting on Greece’s armaments, Erdogan said: “By arming the islands, they are taking opposite steps regarding the Treaty of Lausanne and other agreements. What Mitsotakis states is not enough to determine the fate of the region. We are doing what is necessary and will say what is necessary in international meetings, let the Greeks take care of themselves”.
Anger in Ankara over the “bully Erdogan leading to dictatorship” comment by Economist
Meanwhile, there seems to be great irritation in Turkey after the Economist’s article on Recep Tayyip Erdogan in which he is described as a “bully” who is “leading Turkey to dictatorship”.
King Charles III’s “slimmed down” coronation is irking the aristocracy
The press representative of the Turkish presidency, Fahrettin Altun, needed a total of seven posts on Twitter to respond to what is mentioned in the article published a few hours after the ineffective for Turkey’s aspirations Cavusoglu-Blinken meeting in Washington on Wednesday night (18/1).
The press representative of the Turkish presidency, in fact, uses heavy language for the Economist, speaking of an “intellectually lazy, boring and deliberately ignorant portrayal of Turkey”.
“It seems they feel compelled to announce the end of Turkish democracy through clichés, misinformation and blatant propaganda”, Altun adds.
