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Dear press members, yesterday was the 20th anniversary of Ugur MUMCU assassination
May he rest in Peace.
We would like to be in a better condition in Turkey & the World regarding PRESS FREEDOM.
Unfortunately, today I will share another threat on the PRESS FREEDOM.
Recently,some developments have happened concerning the International Agenda.
A hacker team called Syrian Electronic Army announced something on the internet on 21st January 2013.
And SEA has declared that it will have been uploading the Saudi Arabia's and Qatar's Ministry files within the days coming
Some of those files have been uploaded on the internet and some of them have been pressed on the Al Akbar Newspaper in English
There is a file concerning TURKEY closely among these files
Let me show you the cover
It's an official report of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Emirates dated 25th October 2011
The report is about the secret meeting which is between Ahmet DAVUTOGLU, misinter of foreign affairs of Turkish Republic
and the Sheik Tamim Bin Al Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar, as mentioned in the official report
It can be seen that Ahmet Davutoğlu expressed his annoyance towards Al Jazeera Channel's news which critizes the Turkish foreign policy
I would like to show you the related page of the official report
The final minutes of the meeting between our minister of foreign affairs and the prince of Qatar
Now i will present you the Turkish translation of it
Davutoglu: I would like to talk about a subject with you majesty
Al Jazeera is critisizing our position and this is not kind
Prince Tamim replies: Our relations with you is much more important than Al Jazeera & you can talk about this subject with Hamad Bin Jassim
Davutoglu replies ''Thank you very much majesty!''
The prince finishes the meeting saying ''You are welcome.I wish you spend much better time in DOHA
It seems to be a very innocent dialogue; however, this conversation in deed shows how the Press Freedom not only in Turkey but also in
the world has been blocked by the Turkish Government
Having a look at those official reports, we can see that AKP's limitless dictatorship has reached to a new phase
You remember the report, ititled as ''Turkey's Press Freedom Crisis'' used by the Committe of Protecting Journalists.
The times that journalists are put in jail and opposition is considered as a crime, was expressed in the report
However, the scandal expressions in the Qatar's official reports show that our government not only in Turkey
but also it silence down the other countries' press and it makes requests
I asked a question to Ahmet DAVUTOGLU related to unearthing the scandal case on 23rd January 2013
I demanded the replies of these questions
(1) What have you complained & demanded concerning the Al Jazeera Tv from the authorities of Qatar from the time you are
assigned as a minister of foreign affairs up to the present?
(2) Do you feel it is right to complain and demand something which set pressure on foreign media from another countries' authorities
as you are a person who is assigned as a minister of Turkish Republic's minister of Foreign Affairs
(3) Is there any other similar demands or complains about the media when you had many contacts around the world
(4) Is there any similar demands or complains about silencing our media from foreign countries' authorities
when you had meetings with them?
If there are any compalins and demands,what was your reply?
How will you react to any similar demands and complains in the future?
(5) Will Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan complain and demand anything about Al Jazeera during his visit to DOHA,Qatar's capital city, on
29th January 2013?
And all these show that AKP's limitless dictatorship not only in Turkey but it has been also a threat in other countries of the World
You remember when Germany's former President Christian Wulff attempt to pressure the media was discovered. He had to resign
In those times the a member of the Socialist Democrat Party used examplary expressions about Christian Wulf, Germany's President
No German President is superior to Justice & this is valid for Press Freedom too. It is not acceptable a president can block free journalism
After all these critisises Christian Wulff ,the Germany's President gave his resignation in a month
And today we would like to give the same message to Ahmet DAVUTOGLU, the minister of Foreign Affairs,
Your behaviours related to restricting the Press Freedom of Qatar and the other countries of the world is not acceptable
And we invite you to do what is required.
any more questions,friends? Thank you!