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| Turkish Prime Minister tells female journalist: 'Know your place, you shameless militant' | |
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| Turkey’s Prime Minister has called a prominent female journalist a “shameless militant woman” who should “know her place”. | Turkey’s Prime Minister has called a prominent female journalist a “shameless militant woman” who should “know her place”. |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Amberin Zaman, the Turkish correspondent for The Economist, on Thursday while speaking at an election campaign rally. | Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Amberin Zaman, the Turkish correspondent for The Economist, on Thursday while speaking at an election campaign rally. |
| Remarks she had made while interviewing the opposition leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, on television the previous day had been condemned as “insulting to Islam and Muslims” by pro-Government supporters on social media. | Remarks she had made while interviewing the opposition leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, on television the previous day had been condemned as “insulting to Islam and Muslims” by pro-Government supporters on social media. |
| She had asked Mr Kılıçdaroğlu whether a “Muslim society is able to question” the authorities. | She had asked Mr Kılıçdaroğlu whether a “Muslim society is able to question” the authorities. |
| Mr Erdogan was speaking to a crowd of supporters in Malatya, southern Turkey, when he made the comments reported by Today’s Zaman. | Mr Erdogan was speaking to a crowd of supporters in Malatya, southern Turkey, when he made the comments reported by Today’s Zaman. |
| He called Ms Zaman a "shameless militant woman disguised under the name of a journalist". | He called Ms Zaman a "shameless militant woman disguised under the name of a journalist". |
| "Know your place," Erdoğan added. "They gave you a pen and you are writing a column in a newspaper. | "Know your place," Erdoğan added. "They gave you a pen and you are writing a column in a newspaper. |
| "And then they invite you to a TV channel owned by Doğan media group and you insult at a society of 99 per cent Muslims." | "And then they invite you to a TV channel owned by Doğan media group and you insult at a society of 99 per cent Muslims." |
| A rally to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of the journalist Hrant Dink by a Turkish nationalist Doğan Holding is one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates and Mr Erdogan is in a long-standing feud with its proprietor, Aydin Dogan. | A rally to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of the journalist Hrant Dink by a Turkish nationalist Doğan Holding is one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates and Mr Erdogan is in a long-standing feud with its proprietor, Aydin Dogan. |
| The Prime Minister has denounced “made-up news” about Government corruption in the group’s papers, while Mr Dogan claims a huge fine over alleged tax irregularities against his firm was politically motivated. | The Prime Minister has denounced “made-up news” about Government corruption in the group’s papers, while Mr Dogan claims a huge fine over alleged tax irregularities against his firm was politically motivated. |
| "Mr Erodgan came to power using democracy. He is a product of democracy, but he can accept democracy only for himself," he told the Wall Street Journal. | "Mr Erodgan came to power using democracy. He is a product of democracy, but he can accept democracy only for himself," he told the Wall Street Journal. |
| "He cannot accept side components of democracy such as free media." | "He cannot accept side components of democracy such as free media." |
| The Economist defended Ms Zaman, who has been the magazine’s Turkish correspondent for 15 years, in a statement on Thursday. | The Economist defended Ms Zaman, who has been the magazine’s Turkish correspondent for 15 years, in a statement on Thursday. |
| Calling her “widely respected”, it said the publication stood firmly by her and her reporting. | Calling her “widely respected”, it said the publication stood firmly by her and her reporting. |
| “The intimidation of journalists has no place in a democracy,” it added. | “The intimidation of journalists has no place in a democracy,” it added. |
| “Under Mr Erdogan, Turkey has become an increasingly difficult place for independent journalism. | “Under Mr Erdogan, Turkey has become an increasingly difficult place for independent journalism. |
| “Freedom House, a New York based media watchdog, recently downgraded the country from ‘partially free’ to ‘not free’.” | “Freedom House, a New York based media watchdog, recently downgraded the country from ‘partially free’ to ‘not free’.” |
| As well as a crackdown on journalists and investigative reporting, campaigners in Turkey are concerned about a regression with women’s rights. | As well as a crackdown on journalists and investigative reporting, campaigners in Turkey are concerned about a regression with women’s rights. |
| The Deputy Prime Minister, Bülent Arınç said women “should not laugh in public” in a speech on “moral corruption” last month. | The Deputy Prime Minister, Bülent Arınç said women “should not laugh in public” in a speech on “moral corruption” last month. |
| Turkey also came under international criticism for attempts to block Twitter and YouTube earlier this year. | Turkey also came under international criticism for attempts to block Twitter and YouTube earlier this year. |
| There have been waves of anti-government protests in Taksim Square in Istanbul and a teenage boy died earlier this year after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister fired by riot police. | There have been waves of anti-government protests in Taksim Square in Istanbul and a teenage boy died earlier this year after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister fired by riot police. |