Twitter removes singer Leman Sam’s racist tweet

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Twitter has removed singer Leman Sam's tweet where she said, "Ignoble Arabs... Everyone has now understood what sort of people they are."

As this tweet sparked harsh criticism on social media and it has been removed by Twitter, Sam has shared the following message on Twitter:

"I posted the tweet in response to this video that I watched. Regardless of the country or race, I give the same reaction in the face of all types of malice targeting children, animals and green spaces. This time, he was from Qatar. I do not target a religion or race. It was not the first time that I had posted such a message. It might be wrong that I made a generalization".

Tweet'i izlediğim bu video üzerine attım.Çocuklara hayvanlara yeşil alanlara yapılan hertürlü hainlikler karşısında, hangi ülke veya ırk olursa olsun tepkim aynıdır. Bu kez katarlı idi. Bir dini ve ırkı hedef almam.İlk kez böyle bir mesaj atmadım.Genelleme yapmam yanlış olabilir. pic.twitter.com/RSzYUbBAx8

— Leman Sam (@lsdomicim) January 12, 2022

The video mentioned by Leman Sam in her latest tweet was about a man, allegedly from Qatar, who drove into stray dogs on the street.

In her removed tweet, she said, "Years ago, because I was reactive to these ignoble Arabs, I was subjected to lynching for a long time; everyone has now understood what sort of people they are. These are good days; buying in the bread, they will soon buy in the land as well. This will end in stabbings, rapes, plunders. Don't complain; it has happened under our very nose."

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(YK/SD)