I wonder if the Prime Minister of Turkey would ever refer to a man the way he did to this woman journalist.
Know your place you shameless woman, Erdoğan tells journalist
Taraf columnist and The Economist correspondent Amberin Zaman.
August 07, 2014
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at a prominent journalist during a campaign rally in southern Turkey, calling her "shameless" and a "militant" for her earlier remarks the prime minister condemned as an "insult" to Muslims and his electorate.
Erdoğan's statement on Thursday when he was speaking before a crowd of supporters in southern Turkish province of Malatya was viewed by many in the social media as another attempt by the prime minister to publicly belittle and target a journalist.
Although the prime minister didn't mention her name, he was referring to Amberin Zaman, Taraf columnist and The Economist correspondent. While interviewing main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on TV on Wednesday, Zaman questioned if a "Muslim society is able to question" the authorities. A smear campaign against Zaman was launched on social media by pro-government users minutes after she made the statement, condemning her for "insulting Islam and Muslims," as well as supporters of the government.
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Know your place you shameless woman, Erdo?an tells journalist
Know your place you shameless woman, Erdoğan tells journalist
Taraf columnist and The Economist correspondent Amberin Zaman.
August 07, 2014
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at a prominent journalist during a campaign rally in southern Turkey, calling her "shameless" and a "militant" for her earlier remarks the prime minister condemned as an "insult" to Muslims and his electorate.
Erdoğan's statement on Thursday when he was speaking before a crowd of supporters in southern Turkish province of Malatya was viewed by many in the social media as another attempt by the prime minister to publicly belittle and target a journalist.
Although the prime minister didn't mention her name, he was referring to Amberin Zaman, Taraf columnist and The Economist correspondent. While interviewing main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on TV on Wednesday, Zaman questioned if a "Muslim society is able to question" the authorities. A smear campaign against Zaman was launched on social media by pro-government users minutes after she made the statement, condemning her for "insulting Islam and Muslims," as well as supporters of the government.
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Know your place you shameless woman, Erdo?an tells journalist