Finnish Journalist Asks Erdoğan: "Are You a Dictator?"

The President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered the questions of press members after he met the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö yesterday.

“Are you a dictator?”

Upon the question “People are afraid of you. Some say that you are a ‘dictator’. What do you think about?” from a Finnish journalist, Tom Kankkonen,

Erdoğan answered:

“You wouldn’t ask these kinds of questions ıf I were a dictator. You can’t see the ruler and his family were limitlessly insulted when there was a dictator in the country. The country in which the freedom is limitless is Turkey.”

DDK was appointed

Reminding militant organizations like Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have been attacking for 40 years, Erdoğan expressed that he appointed the State Supervisory Council (DDK) for Ankara bombing.

 “All possibilities of DAESH (ISIS), PKK, Democratic Union Party (PYD) and Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (DHKP-C) should be investigated. I hope we will invalidate their attempts. We have our duties in these times when our fellowship is tested.”

“First said it was deep state and then hid away”

"Some say it was the deep state that carried out Ankara bombing. How do they know? These are just gossips. They first said it was deep state and then hid. The attackers will come out.

"It is untrue to call on someone to resign after every incident. I govern the state and I am a human. Everyone makes mistakes. The ones who call the government to resign should resign themselves since they couldn’t manage to come to power.

"National Intelligence Organization carries us the necessary information while DNA analysis has been carried out for the dead bodies. We learned some preparations had been made before the bomb attack in Ankara. It may be related to Syria.”

Erdoğan left carnations

The President Erdoğan, his wife Emine Erdoğan and the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, left carnations on the place where Ankara bombing occurred. (NV/BD)

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