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| Turkey's deputy PM slams aide for kicking protester |
| 2014-05-22 |
| [Iran Press TV] Turkey's deputy prime minister has denounced a top aide for kicking a protester following a deadly coal mine disaster in the country, describing the event as "catastrophic". "It is a very catastrophic incident," Bulent Arinc said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. A photo, taken during Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi only they haven't dumped him yet... 's visit to the western city of Soma where the tragedy happened, shows Erdogan's deputy chief of staff, Yusuf Yerkel, kicking an anti-government protester. "I am not in a position to defend it, whoever he is," Arinc added. The shocking image outraged many across Turkey, prompting an outpouring of anger by activists on social media. Following the public outrage, Yerkel issued a statement on May 15, saying, "I am sad that I could not keep my calm in the face of all the provocation, insults, and attacks that I was subjected to that day." Also on Wednesday, ruling and opposition party politicians decided to establish a 17-member parliamentary committee to investigate the event. |
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