Posted on 06/06/2015 5:40:37 AM PDT by markomalley
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday stepped up his attacks on foreign media a day ahead of legislative elections, telling the Guardian to “know your limits” and lamenting that “Jewish capital” was behind the New York Times. Erdogan has during the campaign leading up to Sunday’s polls repeatedly criticised foreign media, amid growing concerns over an erosion of freedom of expression in Turkey under his rule.
In one of its final pre-election rallies in the eastern province of Ardahan, Erdogan took offence at an article in the Guardian critical of his rule, including an editorial titled “Growing autocracy threatens a crucial country”.
“Do you know what a British newspaper says about this election?” Erdogan told the crowd. “It says the not fully-westernised, poor Muslims are not being allowed to manage their own country!”
“Who are you? You are impertinent!” he told the paper. “Know your limits. Since when were you given such authority?”
Erdogan also launched a new attack on the New York Times, which has written there are “dark clouds” over Turkey under his rule.
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I wonder what kind of tune he’ll be singing when ISIS is on his doorstep?
I agree with the NYT in this case. I guess a broken clock is right twice a day.
one of obama’s bestest friends...
As with most leftists, they would probably put his head on a pike once it passed that point.
Nice follow up on Turkey Thanks
...telling the Guardian to "know your limits" and lamenting that "Jewish capital" was behind the New York Times.
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