THE Recep Tayyip Erdogan described as “miserable provocations” the publication by LEMAN satirical magazine sketch which caused a wave of rage in Turkey, Because he was considered to depict the Prophet Mohammed, an act considered blasphemous to the values ​​of Islam.

Speaking to the heads of the Prefectural Committees of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Turkish president said that “the disrespect of immoralists who do not know the rules of decency can never be accepted” and added: ” It’s a miserable provocation. “

Continuing, the Turkish president said: “Our security authorities and justice immediately acted and started the necessary procedures. Those who made this insult will be held accountable before justice. We do not allow anyone to offend our sanctuaries. No young brother of our brother should let the rage blur his mind. We have fulfilled this task to date and we will continue to fulfill it in the best possible way. “

Earlier, the representative of AKP, Omer Celik, condemned the posting of the sketch by referring to Islamophobia in Europe which, as Turkey fought. He argued that “for a long time we have witnessed insults against the Holy Koran and the Prophet Mohammed”, describing these acts as “hate crime”.

The reason for the strong reactions was the publication of a sketch in which he allegedly depicted the Prophet Mohammed. Specifically, the latest issue of the satirical magazine hosted a cartoon in which Mohammed and Moses in the form of angels exhibit greeting over a city in the Middle East bombarded.

A crowded crowd gathered outside the offices of Leman magazine in Constantinople, and late at night it became known that the creator of the sketch, the magazine’s graphic designer and two executives of the magazine were arrested, while two other executives are pending. The same magazine denies that the sketch concerns the Prophet Mohammed.

Although the issue of the magazine was released on June 26, the issue has been dimensioned just late yesterday, June 30, from social media posts. Hundreds of people gathered at night outside the offices of the magazine in the area of ​​Pera, where they prayed, shouted slogans and some attacked the magazine’s offices causing disasters.

The same magazine denies that the sketch concerns the Prophet Mohammed. The Turkish -authorized director of the Leman magazine, Tunzai, from Paris, where he is, argued that the sketch does not depict the Prophet Mohammed, that this is the most widespread name in the Islamic world and the sketch aims to showcase it. He denied that this case was similar to that of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2012, which had sparked strong reactions to the Islamic world and a multi -faceted terrorist act in 2015 as retaliation. He argued that it was an operation to exterminate the magazine with the participation of government ministers.

The Turkish authorities, in addition to arresting the six officials of the magazine, ordered the issue withdrawal and launched procedures for banning internet access to the sketch in question.