Ankara: Turkey's deputy prime minister yesterday described a Daesh video purporting to show Turkish soldiers in Syria being murdered as “fabricated,” and criticized those who shared the footage on social media.
"Some of our friends in the media sector need to watch their steps,” Numan Kurtulmus told reporters in Ankara, adding: “Social media is not a platform to make irresponsible broadcasts. Turkey is at war with Daesh."
He added: "Trying to demoralize Turks by spreading propaganda through sharing fabricated footage is not patriotic."
Kurtulmus said there was no verified information from the Turkish General Staff or Defense Ministry about the images. "If we had verified information, we would share it with the public. These terrorist groups are the lowest gutter operators in the world. They try to oppress people's minds with fear," he added.
