The follow -up of the American newspaper “The New York Times” for the Istanbul bombing angered the Turks on Twitter, as a result of its focus on the tourist side of the city instead of sympathy for the Turkish people, the official Anatolia Agency said.
The newspaper wrote on Twitter: “Among the tens of millions of tourists from all over the world who visit Turkey every year, many of them spend time in the area where the Sunday bombing occurred,” referring to Istiklal Street in Istanbul.
On Sunday evening, Istiqlal Street in Taksim Square in Istanbul witnessed a explosion that killed 8 people and wounded 81 others, according to Fouad Oqtai, Turkish Vice President.
Journalist Nazgol Konzitai criticized the New York Times coverage, describing it as “discrimination. ”
She said in a tweet: “What a discrimination . . . It is not a tourist problem. It is a humanitarian crisis.
People have died there regardless of their nationality, it is important to be a person before you become a journalist. ”
Turkish actress Berna Lasine described the tweet published by the newspaper as “racist”.
Lasine wrote in a tweet: “Shame on you! Refresh this racist now, New York Times,” Lasin wrote in a tweet.
A Twitter user, Marcus Moskovidis, described the newspaper’s coverage of the explosion as “cold”.
He added: “Focusing on tourism (and implicitly saying that the entire country is not safe) instead of focusing on the innocent dead and wounded is in fact a horrific and cold coverage. ”
He continued: “I do not remember that when there is a shooting in the United States in famous areas, tourism is mentioned in the news headlines,” in reference to the newspaper’s coverage.
The last tweet compared the Istanbul explosion to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York, USA.
He said: “Imagine that a newspaper in Turkey talks about the impact of terrorist act on the tourism industry in America when the twin towers were bombed,” according to the agency.
The Public Prosecution in Istanbul launched an investigation into the explosion, and it tasked with 5 years of two years to oversee the investigation.
In turn, the head of the Communication Department at the Presidency of the Republic, Fakhr Al -Din Al -Taloun, said that all the relevant Turkish institutions are investigating the incident quickly, accurately and effectively..
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