MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Threat against Barış Terkoğlu by Devlet Bahçeli
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Barış Terkoğlu
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2023
LAST UPDATED
21/11/2023
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Threat or Harassment

In his weekly group speech, MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli attacked Cumhuriyet columnist Barış Terkoğlu for his article titled “Will Erdoğan throw Bahçeli off his back?” with the following sentences: “It is a despicable attempt by some mentally retarded people to write an article titled ‘Will Erdoğan throw Bahçeli off his back?’ and talk about a problem between the AK Party and the MHP. Thank God, throughout our political life, listen carefully here, and answer them when you discuss among yourselves, we have never ridden on anyone’s back. We have never put anyone on our backs.” (November 21)