The official representative of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tanzhu Bilgich, urged the United States to respect the laws of Turkey.
anadolu writes that Bilgich commented on the statement of the press secretary of the State Department of the United States Ned Price, who criticizes the decision of the Supreme Council on Radio and Television Turkey (RTük) to block access to Turkish services of the Voice of America and German Wave.
“Introductory lecture on democracy: freedom of speech is one of the attributes of democracy as well as observance of the rule of law … Turkish services of the American” voice of America “and the German” German wave “should show respect for the laws of Turkey, just like Turkish media observe laws in the United States, ”the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman wrote on Twitter.
At the end of June, RTük blocked access to the Turkish services of the Voice of America and the German Wave due to the lack of a broadcast license.