Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses George Soros of aiding a jailed Turkish philanthropist facing hugely controversial charges of seeking to overthrow the government, describing the Hungary-born American billionaire as a “famous Hungarian Jew.”
Erdogan suggests Soros had backed the Turkish financier and philanthropist Osman Kavala who organized civil society events and has been in prison for the last year awaiting trial.
In a speech to local officials, Erdogan accuses Kavala of financing the 2013 protests over the redevelopment of Gezi Park in Istanbul which at the time marked one of the biggest challenges to his rule.
“There is a person who financed the terrorists in the Gezi events. Now he is behind bars,” says Erdogan, referring to Kavala without naming him.
“And who is behind him? The famous Hungarian Jew Soros. This person sends people across the world to divide and tear up nations and uses the large amount of money he possesses to this effect.”
— AFP
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