Reuters has once again targeted Türkiye by publishing misleading and fake news, the country's communications director Fahrettin Altun said.
"This is not the first time that Reuters, an apparatus of perception operations and systematic manipulation targeting (President) Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Türkiye, publishes misleading and fake news," Altun said.
Altun's remarks came right after Reuters published a story on Türkiye, targeting Erdogan and Türkiye's Communications Directorate. He said being targeted by Reuters is a "sign that we are on the right track and a badge of honor," adding over the last four years the directorate has faced disinformation campaigns targeting Türkiye.
"Reuters spread disinformation against Türkiye at the height of ISIS terror campaign (the terorist group banned in Russia), while our nation was mercilessly cracking down on that organization. In truth, that was an attempt to cover up the fact that some Western governments turned a blind eye or, with the help of their intelligence services, actively facilitated the influx of foreign terrorist fighters into Syria," Altun said.
He added that Reuters also distorted statements made by Erdogan, which they ended up having to correct.
