Using the phrase 'we condemn the disrespect' regarding the caricature, AKP spokesperson Ömer Çelik made the following statement regarding Leman magazine:
"We condemn the disrespect shown to our Prophet by a humor magazine.
This ugliness has nothing to do with art or freedom of expression.
Disrespect towards our sacred values is a hate crime and a cursed act.
Just as we fight against the disrespect shown towards our sacred values by fascists in Europe, we will fight against these cursed acts in the same way."
News Source: 12punto