Turkish presidency slams Reuters for politically-charged job advert

Turkish Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun issued a statement in response to “the politically-charged job advert” posted by the British news agency Reuters for their Türkiye office.

Ekleme: 25.12.2022 11:06:13 / Güncelleme: 25.12.2022 11:06:13 / English News / Ankara Haberleri
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Emphasising how Reuters seemed to be shifting away from the facts, Altun noted: "Reuters seems to shift away from the facts and instead employ a biased perspective about what has happened to ‘modern secular traditions’ in Türkiye during President Erdoğan's rule. These statements would only make sense on a propaganda leaflet. This is not journalism.

A media outlet should ask their journalists on the ground about the facts before deciding what has happened and using it as a guideline for news. Better for Reuters to juxtapose these sentences with their commitment to the principles of journalism: ‘independence, integrity, and freedom from bias.’” (ILKHA)