A Turkish journalist has been dismissed for insulting Bosniaks

Rasim Ozan Kutahyali sent heavy, insulting and vulgar words to the Bosniak people, reacted by numerous officials, politicians, athletes, non-governmental organizations ...

Turkish journalist, columnist and sports commentator Rasim Ozan Kutahyali has been fired on Beyaz TV after using offensive and offensive words at the expense of Bosniaks.

On November 19, Kutahyaly spoke in a sports show on Beyaz television and sent heavy, offensive and vulgar words to the Bosniak people.

Beyaz, the editor-in-chief of sports on television Beyaz, editor and head of the Derin Futbol Ertem Sener broadcast, confirmed at the beginning of the show that this television channel stopped cooperation with Kutahyali.

"The hearts of our Bosniak brothers are broken. We are with our Bosniak brothers as a nail and a flesh." According to a decision that we have brought with the administration of our channel tonight, we are breaking off cooperation with Rasim Ozan Kutahyaly, "said Sener.

A sharp reaction by athletes
Many officials, politicians, athletes, as well as most non-governmental organizations in Turkey representing immigrants in this country from the Balkans have reacted to his statement.

The first was reacted by Saffet Sancakli, a former Turkish soccer player, originally from Sandzak, and an actual representative in the Turkish Parliament in front of the Turkish National Movement Party.

"The alleged commentator in his words not only hurt the inhabitants of the Bosniak origin, he committed a crime against all humanity, regardless of ethnic or religious affiliation, primarily of the Turkish people," he said.

"Because of the words he spoke in front of the eyes of the Turkish people, denying all religious, moral and human values, against the person whose name I no longer want to mention, not only as a Turkish-born Turkish-born Bosniak, but as a representative of the Turkish people in Parliament, criminal charges to the Prosecutor's Office in Ankara, and I will follow this process to the end, "Sancakli said.

The Supreme Council for Radio and Television of Turkey said that on the agenda of this week's meeting, there will be talk of Kutahyaly scandal, that is, the words that he spoke during the live broadcast on Beyaz television.

The opposition condemned the comments

The scandal was also condemned by the celebrated Turkish basketball player with a 15-year career in the NBA league, also originating in Sandzak, and President of the Turkish Basketball Federation Hidayat Turkoglu.

"We did not deserve Rasim Ozan Kutahyaly and people like him, who in a foolish way try to humiliate the Bosniak people, who always had sincere and friendly relations with the Turks." As a Bosniak, I condemn this person the most and I appeal to the prosecutors to do their job, " is Turkoglu via Twitter.

Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in an address to the party's members, read the statement of Bosniak and Sandian NGOs in Turkey and condemned the statements of a former commentator on Beyaz television.

• 21 Nov, 2017
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