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Presidencys Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that the shameless operation targeting Turkish journalists legally operating in Germany and those keeping silent have done something completely unacceptable.Director of Communications Altun commented on the US State Departments Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patels failure to respond to a question from a TRT World Washington correspondent about two Turkish journalists arrested by German police.Blind leading the blind Director of Communications Altun stated that both the shameless operation targeting Turkish journalists legally operating in Germany and those keeping silent have done something completely unacceptable adding that those daring to lecture Trkiye where hundreds of foreign reporters work freely at every turn have revealed the true face of their so-called values today.Director of Communications noted the followingIt is perfectly clear that this operation intended to intimidate Turkish journalists was planned with the assumption that certain politicians who promised to make Trkiye toe the Western line in their meeting with foreign ambassadors could actually win on May 14. One way or another you will come to terms with the fact that Trkiye will continue to be a great state that defends its citizens and hold accountable anyone daring to hurt them under the strong leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoan.Patels responseUpon the question by the Turkish journalist Its just an awful intimidation and treatment of journalists would you not say recalling that two Turkish journalists were taken under arrest in Germany an EU Member and NATO ally Patel stated that he did not know the specifics of the case and rejected comment on it.When the journalists said You dont know the specifics of many cases when its the press freedom Patel responded I reject the premise of your question. When we do not have information sufficiently about any specific case we dont comment on them. This is an issue I would let you speak to local German law enforcement. Broadly of course the treatment of journalists and press freedom is something that we have spoken quite clearly about but I have nothing additional to add on that.
