Enraged, Erdogan calls Charlie Hebdo a bastard

ANKARA – President Turkey Recep Tayyep Erdogan condemns the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after he was mocked on the cover of the magazine. Erdogan called the Charlie Hebdo caricature depicting him drinking alcohol and lifting the skirts of a veiled woman a “disgusting assault.”

The magazine featured a cartoon of the president on the front page, with the words “Erdogan: He’s very funny in person.”(Also read: After the Prophet Muhammad, Charlie Hebdo displays obscene Erdogan cartoons)

The Turkish president said he has no words for the people of the magazine, which has previously caused outrage across the Muslim world with cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad SAW in them.

“I don’t have to say anything to the bastards who insulted my beloved prophet on such a scale,” Erdogan was quoted as saying DW, Wednesday (28/10/2020).

Erdogan himself said he had not seen the magazine cover, but had been informed.

“My sorrow and anger is not because of the gross attacks on me, but because the same media is a source of indifference towards our beloved prophet whom we love so much,” he told members of the ruling Justice and Development Party.

The cartoon follows the diplomatic chaos between France and Turkey in which Erdogan questions Macron’s mental health over his defense of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons. France withdrew its ambassador to Ankara and the Turkish president asked Turkish citizens to boycott French products.(Also read: Erdogan: Macron Needs Mental Care Regarding His Attitude to Muslims)

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