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Monday, March 26, 2018
Turkish daily portrays Merkel as Hitler, decries ‘Nazi mentality’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Turkish daily strongly supportive of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan portrays German Chancellor Angela Merkel on today’s front cover as Adolf Hitler, accusing her of having a “Nazi mentality.”
The Yeni Akit daily, known for its hardline views on Turkish foreign policy, printed a photoshopped picture of Merkel with a Hitler mustache, swastika arm band and belt diagonally across her chest in the style of Nazi militia.
“We are very worried by this mentality,” it said.
#Türkei– #Presseschau– #Merkel in Nazi-Uniform
Die regierungsnahe türkische Tageszeitung Yeni Akit wirft Merkel vor, Terrorgruppen (Gülen, PKK, DHKP-C) Schutz zu gewähren und Anschläge auf Moscheen in Deutschland nicht zu verurteilen pic.twitter.com/qiNdLzZEvy— elmas topcu (@TopcuElmas) March 26, 2018
Its front page came as European Union President Donald Tusk and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker were to meet Erdogan at the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Varna in a bid to mend ties with Turkey and the EU.
— AFP
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