Post by mouse on Jun 13, 2016 3:45:24 GMT -5
headline on Turkish newspaper website with strong ties to country's President Erdogan
Yeni Akit is a right-wing Turkish paper which has supported Al-Qaeda
It is known for its hate speech against LGBT groups, Jews and Christians
Also has strong ties with President Erdogan and his party, the AKP
Broke news of Orlando attack with headline: 'Death toll rises to 50 in bar where perverted homosexuals go!'
A Turkish newspaper with links to the country's President has published a homophobic headline calling those who died in the Orlando mass shooting 'perverts' and 'deviants'.
Yeni Akit, a right-wing newspaper which has supported the likes of Al-Qaeda in the past, broke news of the attack with the headline: 'Death toll rises to 50 in bar where perverted homosexuals go!'
The headline has caused a backlash online, where it has been suggested that the exclamation mark indicates that the paper is celebrating the attack, rather than condemning it.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3638055/50-perverts-killed-bar-Homophobic-headline-Turkish-newspaper-website-strong-ties-country-s-President-Erdogan.html#ixzz4BRmJ2Bc3
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Yeni Akit is a right-wing Turkish paper which has supported Al-Qaeda
It is known for its hate speech against LGBT groups, Jews and Christians
Also has strong ties with President Erdogan and his party, the AKP
Broke news of Orlando attack with headline: 'Death toll rises to 50 in bar where perverted homosexuals go!'
A Turkish newspaper with links to the country's President has published a homophobic headline calling those who died in the Orlando mass shooting 'perverts' and 'deviants'.
Yeni Akit, a right-wing newspaper which has supported the likes of Al-Qaeda in the past, broke news of the attack with the headline: 'Death toll rises to 50 in bar where perverted homosexuals go!'
The headline has caused a backlash online, where it has been suggested that the exclamation mark indicates that the paper is celebrating the attack, rather than condemning it.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3638055/50-perverts-killed-bar-Homophobic-headline-Turkish-newspaper-website-strong-ties-country-s-President-Erdogan.html#ixzz4BRmJ2Bc3
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