Communications Directorate reacts to scandalous map shared by CNN
The Communications Directorate has described the map shared by CNN International, which targets Turkey's demographic structure, as "concerning," stating that this approach, which involves ethnic speculation, is unacceptable.
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CNN International shared a map titled 'Regions where Kurds live' in its broadcast and on its corporate accounts. On the map, a portion of Turkey was depicted as a Kurdish region. The map, which resembles the so-called Greater Middle East Project, drew significant public backlash. The Communications Directorate reacted to the map, which engages in ethnic speculation and is a product of imagination far removed from reality.
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORATE REACTS
In a statement noting that the visual shared by CNN International reflects a misleading and reductive approach, it was stated, "We expect CNN International to refrain from including such misleading maps and visual representations in its broadcasts and digital platforms, and to exercise a higher level of editorial care in its future reporting."
The statement from the Communications Directorate regarding the matter is as follows:
The Communications Directorate issued a statement regarding the so-called map shared by CNN International that targets the demographic structure in Turkey and engages in ethnic speculation. Describing the map and its content as 'concerning,' the statement said, 'This approach, which targets our unity and brotherhood, is unacceptable.'
CNN International shared a map titled 'Regions where Kurds live' in its broadcast and on its corporate accounts. On the map, a portion of Turkey was depicted as a Kurdish region. The map, which resembles the so-called Greater Middle East Project, drew significant public backlash. The Communications Directorate reacted to the map, which engages in ethnic speculation and is a product of imagination far removed from reality.
In a statement noting that the visual shared by CNN International reflects a misleading and reductive approach, it was stated, "We expect CNN International to refrain from including such misleading maps and visual representations in its broadcasts and digital platforms, and to exercise a higher level of editorial care in its future reporting."