Erdoğan Comments on “Trustee” Appointed to Koza Holding

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered questions about the agenda from Presidential Palace last evening.

Erdoğan remarked about the criticisms of European Union (EU) and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) related to freedom of expression and election campaigns in Turkey:

“Those guys sent from EU and OSCE; they are all prejudiced persons. These prejudices won’t work in our country, hopefully.”

“There is a leakage, maybe”

The President talked about the trustee who was appointed to Koza İpek Holding’s media organs on October 27:

“I desire Turkish judgement will decide it fairly. The judgment already knows what should be done.”

Erdoğan continued:

“It is a juridical process. I believe the jurisdiction will do what is necessary but why was a trustee appointed? We should think about it. They said there was no irregularity within their corporations. Why do they escape from the law, then? There is a leakage, maybe.”

“We told them to stop broadcasting, they didn’t”

President Erdoğan criticized the recent broadcasting policy of the media:

“They have never been honest. Their bosses, editor-in-chiefs and managers had been meeting me. Why did they give up the communication, after? They weren’t sensitive at all.

“When I called and told them to stop broadcasting, they didn’t. They only cared about getting the rating and even they broadcasted for the good of terrorist leaders. The aim of media should be broadcasting the truth, but it was not. Our nation and country paid a heavy price because of them.”

Northern Iraq and Northern Syria

Erdoğan added the military operations would continue:

“Democratic Union Party (PYD) wanted to cross the Euphrates River in eastern Turkey. Our military and their air operations didn’t let them.  It is a warning. They should tidy themselves up. Turkey doesn’t need any permission and we should do anything that is needed. We don’t desire the same thing in Northern Syria like it happened in Northern Iraq.” (AS/BD)

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