By Zaman
Published: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
zaman.com
A news article published in the Washington Times two months ago was claiming the Justice and Development Party government in Turkey converted the country into an “Islamic-fascist” structure. The paper repeated its negative approach to the power in Turkey on Tuesday and wrote the military gave a secret note to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the discussions over the authority of Islamic scholars (ulama).
Erdogan’s statement of “let the ulama decide on the fate of the headscarf,” the alcoholic beverage consumption ban in some districts of Istanbul in line with the same ban at some local administrations initiated secularists to take a counter-action and the military in the end sent a warning note to Erdogan, the paper reported. Prime Minister’s Spokesman Akif Beki, however, said the article by Andrew Borowiec is not based on any concrete proof and is a total fabrication. “The Prime Ministry regards this news story as denigration against the unity in Turkey,” read an official statement released by the Prime Ministry.
The statement invited the Washington Times writers to prove his claims, otherwise noted, Turkey will declare him as one who lacks professional ethics and as a hit man of some circles. Reportedly, a warning notice was sent to Washington Times for damaging the image of Turkey and its European dream. It was claimed the notice was examined by various diplomats.
Yorumlar kapatıldı.