Vice President Bashir Atali claims that foreign elements and the Jewish diaspora encouraged the protests in Turkey, protests that began in Istanbul and spread out across the country
“Foreign and Jewish forces abroad are the ones who encouraged the recent protests in Turkey” claimed Turkish Vice President Bashir Atali in an interview with “Hurriyet” newspaper during a visit to the Antalya region.
According to Jerusalem Post Atali said that foreign media are a big part of spreading the “conspiracy” and their involvement led to the riots. “Those who tried to block the way of Great Turkey did not succeed”’ he declared, adding that “there are societies that are jealous of Turkey’s growth and they are uniting now, amongst them is the Jewish diaspora”.
“You all witnessed the foreign media’s attitude during the Gazi park riot, they were encouraging it and they began coverage from the park immediately without first seriously researching the subject” he said.
During riots that broke out on May 31st after a group of protesters opposed the raising of a building in a public park area – that of Gazi Park which is adjacent to a ceremonial square in Istanbul. The protests in Istanbul led to protests across the country with 2 million people participating in 79 cities.
Turkish Police scattered the protests by use of tear gas and water cannons. Foreign media reported and continue to report the events, including events that the local media has ignored. So far one policeman and 3 protesters have died in the events, with 7000 injured according to Turkish media.