The Presidency's Directorate of Communications Center for Combating Disinformation (DMM) has issued a statement regarding claims circulating on social media concerning Heydar Aliyev Park in Istanbul's Şişli district.
Some social media accounts had alleged that the Heydar Aliyev bust located in the park would be removed and that the park would be demolished to build a cultural center in its place. The DMM stated that these claims do not reflect the truth.
The statement noted that there is no ongoing work by the Şişli Municipality regarding the area in question, and that no such project is on the agenda.
There is no ongoing work by the Şişli Municipality regarding the area in question, nor is any such project on the agenda.
The DMM also called for the public not to give credence to claims containing provocation and disinformation that are "aimed at misleading the public by targeting the relations between two friendly and brotherly countries."
News Source: 12punto
