“Incitement to hatred and enmity”: Turks beg for help because of fire disaster – Erdogan considers this to be “terror of lies”
Turkey is fighting serious forest fires. Many Turks share pictures and videos from their homeland on social networks under the hashtag #HelpTurkey. President Erdogan does not see a call for help, but rather criticism of his leadership. This could have serious consequences for his compatriots who ask for help.
The Turkish General Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a social media campaign asking for international support in the forest fires. Among other things, it is about “creating worry, fear and panic” in the population and “inciting the people to hatred and enmity”. The state news agency Anadolu reported.
There are also investigations into allegations of insulting officials, insulting the president and degrading the Turkish state. All offenses for which there have been prison sentences in the past.
In view of the devastating fires, millions of users on Twitter and Instagram had asked for international help under the hashtag #HelpTurkey in the past few days.
Noisy Anadolu the campaign is “a sinister effort from abroad to denigrate Turkey and damage national unity”.
The aim is to portray Turkish politics as having failed. Since the fires started last week, criticism of the equipment of the emergency services has been raised again and again.
Erdogan sees #HelpTurkey as a criticism of his Turkey policy
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denied allegations against his policy in an interview. He accused the opposition of spreading “terrorism”.
Erdogan said that there are now 20 fire-fighting aircraft and 51 helicopters in use. According to official information, support comes from Croatia, Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan.
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With the devastating fires, the situation continues to worsen. At least eight people have been killed in Turkey so far, including a German-Turkish couple. On Friday, twelve of a good 200 fires were not yet under control.
The coastal regions of Antalya, Marmaris and Milas, which are popular with holidaymakers, are particularly affected. It is estimated that at least 1000 square kilometers of forest and fields fell victim to the flames – an area about twice the size of Lake Constance. An improvement in the weather or even rain is not in sight.
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