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Suspects In Charity-Islamist Media Connection Give Statements In German Court
Large sums donated by the Turkish community in Germany to a charity organization were transferred to pro-AKP Islamist media organs in Turkey (including the Yeni Safak daily, Kanal 7 TV and Haber7.com), according to suspects' statements in a German court.
Also involved in the case of the Deniz Feneri ("Lighthouse") charity is the director of Turkey's media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK); the director is a former executive of an Islamist media organ.
The judge said to Deniz Fereni accountant Firdevsi Ermis, "I understand that you financed Kanal 7 with the revenues of Deniz Feneri Charity... Kanal 7 TV, Media GmbH, and Yeni Safak daily are media organs [close to the AKP government]... What is the aim of these media organs?"
Ermis answered that the people in question were from "conservative [pro-AKP Islamist] circles."
Source: Hurriyet, Turkey, September 4, 2008
Posted at: 2008-09-04
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