Türkiye has condemned French magazine Charlie Hebdo’s cover cartoon insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the country’s May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections
Altun's remarks came after Charlie Hebdo carried a cartoon of Erdogan in a bathtub on its cover [Photo: AA]
"The ugly publication Charlie Hebdo has once again proved to the world how disgusting it is with its latest moral and inhumane caricature of our president," he said. His remarks came after Charlie Hebdo carried a cartoon of Erdogan in a bathtub on its cover, referring to the 1978 death of popular singer Claude François from an electric shock while bathing. Referring to Erdogan, it said:"Like Cloclo, only fate will save us from him".
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