Former Erdoğan Aide Faces Backlash over Hate Speech Targeting Alawites in Syria - Stockholm Center for Freedom
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Journalist Kemal Öztürk, known for his close ties to the government, commented on developments in Syria on a television channel, saying, "I heard such horrific stories that you feel like saying, 'It would be justified to massacre all these Alawites.'"
Former Anadolu Agency Director General and journalist Kemal Öztürk said on NTV, "You feel like saying it would be justified to massacre all these Nusayris."
Journalist Kemal Öztürk's remarks about the Alawite Arabs (Nusayris) in Syria during a television program sparked widespread outrage. The DEM Party stated that the comments should be considered a hate crime and called for an immediate investigation into Öztürk.
Two recent statements, occurring one after the other, have reopened the public debate on whether Alevis are being targeted. Following Altan Tan's controversial remarks about Alevi identity and atheism, Kemal Öztürk targeted Nusayris on NTV, focusing on developments in Syria.
PİRHA - DEM Party Mersin MP Perihan Koca brought to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly the statements of journalist Kemal Öztürk, who allegedly targeted Arab Alawites (Nusayris) en masse and called for a massacre while evaluating developments in Syria. Koca demanded an end to the policy of impunity in the face of hate speech and statements that legitimize violence. DEM Party Mersin MP Perihan Koca stated that journalist Kemal Öztü…
The Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) condemned the insulting and threatening statements made against Alevis by former HDP Diyarbakır MP Altan Tan and journalist Kemal Öztürk. TİP criticized the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) for its silence on the matter and declared that they will continue their struggle for equal citizenship for Alevis.
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