22.09.2025 19:10
A scandal regarding a graphic comparing President Erdoğan to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on TELE 1 has prompted action. Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç stated in a statement that an investigation has been initiated.
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Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç made a statement regarding the caption comparing President Erdoğan to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on TELE 1. In his statement, Minister Tunç said, "An investigation has been initiated regarding the use of the sentence comparing our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the genocidal Netanyahu as a lower third on a television channel."
SCANDAL CAPTION RELATED TO ERDOĞAN ON TELEVISION CHANNEL A scandalous caption was displayed on the television channel TELE 1. During a program broadcast last night, President Erdoğan was compared to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the caption.
The caption related to Erdoğan broadcasted on TELE 1 caused reactions. INVESTIGATION INITIATED Action has been taken regarding the issue. Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç stated that an investigation has been initiated. In his statement, Minister Tunç included the following remarks: "An investigation has been initiated regarding the use of the sentence comparing our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the genocidal Netanyahu as a lower third on a television channel."
Our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has always stood against the oppressor and alongside the oppressed and victims; he is a leader who is a pioneer of the call for justice. The mention of Netanyahu, who disregards human rights and kills babies, women, and innocent civilians in Gaza, alongside our esteemed President in the same sentence is a blatant disrespect to the Presidential office, our state, and our noble nation.
These ugly perception operations, which are completely incompatible with conscience, justice, and human dignity, will never overshadow the honorable struggle that our esteemed President conducts not only for our nation but for all humanity."
COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR DURAN'S STRONG REACTION Reactions to the television channel were swift. Communication Minister Burhanettin Duran stated that this is a clear insult and used the following expressions: "The lower third that compares our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is a defender of human values, with Netanyahu, the perpetrator of massacres against civilians, is a blatant insult to the Presidential office and Turkey's foreign policy."
"OUR PRESIDENT HAS DEFENDED THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE ON EVERY PLATFORM" Our President has been the strongest voice of international conscience in the face of the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza and has steadfastly defended the Palestinian cause on every platform. The lower third of the relevant channel is not only a disrespect to the highest office of the state but also an attempt to create a false perception contrary to the truth.
"TOO SERIOUS TO BE DISMISSED AS INDIVIDUAL IRRESPONSIBILITY" Moreover, this situation is too serious to be dismissed as individual irresponsibility. Such inappropriate initiatives will never overshadow our President's leadership, which resonates in the global conscience, and our country's resolute stance.
AK PARTY SPOKESPERSON ÇELİK: AN INSULT TO OUR NATION AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik stated the following in his remarks: "We condemn the display of a sentence comparing our President with the murderer Netanyahu on a TV channel. Every sentence that places our President, the strong voice of the humanitarian alliance, alongside the murderer Netanyahu is despicable and an insult to our nation.
The relevant channel has apologized, and necessary actions should be taken for the apology. There should be no doubt that we will fight against disrespect towards our President in the most decisive way on legal and political grounds."
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