 |
| President Tayyip Erdogan |
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has publicly threatened the
editor-in-chief of a Cumhuriyet daily for publishing a report, which
showed police discovering weapons ready to be sent to Syrian rebels in
trucks belonging to Turkish intelligence.
“This slander and
this illegitimate operation against the National Intelligence
Organization (MIT) are, in a way, an act of espionage. This
newspaper got involved in this espionage activity, too,”
Erdogan told the TRT public broadcaster.
The video published on the Cumhuriyet news website on Friday
showed Turkish gendarmerie and police officers finding weapons
due for dispatch to Syria on trucks belonging to the National
Intelligence Organization (MIT).
The Cumhuriyet report said the footage was dated January 19,
2014, and described the arms in the trucks as weapons and
ammunition.
Read more: ‘He will pay a heavy price’: Erdogan threatens Turkish editor-in-chief for scandalous report — RT News