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AK Party Censors PKK News on Turkish Media

AKP Watch October 24th, 2007

AK Party censors media over PKK NewsAs news agencies publish pictures of eight captured Turkish soldiers, AK Party issued an executive order to cease all public broadcasting regarding recent terrorist attacks in southeastern Turkey.

Censorist Molla Akman on Duty

Head of Radio and Television Higher Authority (RTUK), Zahid Akman a.k.a Censorist Molla faxed cease and desist notices to all media companies in Turkey. As of 23rd October, Turkish Media Outlets are no longer broadcasting news or any kind of programming including commentaries about recent terrorist attacks.

Turkish Journalists Association: Blatant Censorism

Turkish Journalist Association immediatelly issued a press release and indicated that the decision is clear attempt to censor media to prevent fundamental right of citizens to access news and information.

 Erdoğan is Clueless and Paralyzed

Prime Minister  Erdoğan and rest of AK Party Cabinet feeling very desperate and clueless upon the recent attacks. The pressure from United States and Barzani preventing Erdoğan to step out the border and take action against PKK , meanwhile public outcry reached to new heights damaging Erdoğan’s reputation in Turkey. 

AK Party, once satiristicly called as Arabic Kurdish Party among nationalists, has stong ties with Barzani, the main supporter harboring PKK in Northern Iraq.

The ties are established in very high and personal level, for example, Çalık Holding, owned by Erdoğan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak awarded billion dollars construction contracts by Barzani’s autonomous Kürdistan Authority and most of AK Party representatives from Southeastern Turkey are Kurds and under heavy influence of Barzani.

The censorship decision proved that Erdoğan decided to fight with freedom of speech instead of terrorist PKK and their supporters in Iraq.