Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his social media account regarding the remarks made by a detained journalist about the terrorist organisation PKK's ringleader Abdullah Öcalan.
Director of Communications Altun said, "Communication is a human right. It is non-negotiable. Freedom of expression is also indispensable for us," and he remarked that these rights included the liberty to seek, receive, and disseminate information and ideas without interference.
Director of Communications Altun noted the following:
"Freedom of expression and thought does not and cannot involve making propaganda for terrorist organisations and praising terrorists. This is merely an act of enmity towards people, society, the state, and humanity. Regardless of the origin of the terrorist organisation, the identity of the terrorists, and the nature and target of their actions, terrorism is our common enemy. What needs to be done is to fight in unity and solidarity against this common enemy, and to support the strategy of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to eradicate terrorism at its source. Attempting to legitimise the common enemy is not journalism; rather, it serves the terrorist coalition. Wearing freedom as a mask to support terrorism's goals is to betray humanity. Presenting thought by blending it with malice is organised evil. To defend organised evil and to support the social engineers in favour of terrorism is to be complicit in the crime."
Director of Communications Altun emphasised that the right to life constituted the basis of human rights; in other words, the right to life was the most fundamental right.
Emphasising that they were on the side of rights and justice against those who target this fundamental right, Director of Communications Altun said:
"We will continue to fight those who advocate for terrorism until the end, no ifs or buts, just as we are fighting against terrorism, terrorist organisations, and those who support them. Gone are the dark days when Türkiye was designed through terrorist organisations and forced into servitude."