23.09.2025 15:10
An investigation has been launched regarding the scandalous caption on Tele 1 that compared President Erdoğan to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As part of the investigation, the Editor-in-Chief Merdan Yanardağ, the Responsible Manager İhsan Demir, and the program moderator Musa Özuğurlu were taken to the courthouse under police escort.
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A scandalous lower third was displayed on the television channel Tele 1. In the lower third shown during a broadcast, President Erdoğan was compared to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED
As the scandalous lower third became the focus of reactions, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç stated in his announcement that an investigation has been initiated. Minister Tunç included the following statements in his announcement: "An investigation has been initiated regarding the use of a sentence comparing our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the genocidal Netanyahu as a lower third on a television channel."
"PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN IS A LEADER WHO IS A PIONEER OF THE CALL FOR JUSTICE"
Our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has always stood against the oppressor, alongside the oppressed and victims; he is a leader who is a pioneer of the call for justice. The mention of Mr. President's name in the same sentence as Netanyahu, who disregards human rights in Gaza and kills babies, women, and innocent civilians, is a clear disrespect to the Presidential office, our state, and our esteemed nation. These ugly perception operations, which are in no way compatible with conscience, justice, and human dignity, will never overshadow the honorable struggle that our President is carrying out not only for our nation but for all humanity."
INVESTIGATION INTO 3 NAMES
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office also announced that an investigation has been initiated against 3 channel executives. The announcement included the following statements: "It has been determined that a lower third stating 'What is the difference between RTE and Netanyahu' was published in the program titled 'Turkey's Direction' aired on the television channel Tele 1, and an investigation has been initiated by our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against General Director Merdan Yanardağ, Responsible Manager İhsan Demir, and Program Moderator Musa Özuğurlu for the crime of 'Public Insult to the President'."
MERDAN YANARDAĞ TAKEN TO COURT
Today, there are also hot developments regarding the initiated investigation. Tele1 General Director Merdan Yanardağ, Responsible Manager İhsan Demir, and program moderator Musa Özuğurlu were taken to court under police escort.
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