Within September 2-8, 2019, three articles that generate hate speech were selected from print media. You can find these articles that contain hate speech against Syrians and Greeks as well as the analyses written about them below.¹

1. The article published in Milat with the title “Greeks don’t want any Turks in the Mediterranean” reports the statements of a politician from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The reported incident is attributed to Greek identity with the statement “Republican Turkish Party Chair Tufan Erhürman stated that Greeks are trying all kinds of schemes and tricks to ignore Turkish presence despite Turkish side’s compromising attitude” and the title “Greeks don’t want any Turks in the Mediterranean”. Thus, while the article reinforces negative opinions about Greeks, it also foments the perception of enmity.

2. Asum Kemal Güner, in his column titled “Concerns about Syrians”, discusses the Syrian refugee presence in Turkey. In the column, he states, “The fact that Syrians both cause economic problems and increase in criminal incidents is undeniable” and “You can go online and read about the troubles caused by Syrians in Turkey, there are also concerns about the possibility of granting citizenship to Syrians”, and also writes about unfounded claims as the following: “Syrians will be turned against Turks with regular provocations, they will be led to clash with Turks in pilot zones, and after some violent incidents, Syrians will be given arms. Syrians will cooperate with left wing organizations, PKK and Armenians.” Throughout the column, the author presents the Syrian refugee presence as an economic and social threat, and incites enmity against Syrian identity.

3. The article published in Ortadoğu with the title “Turkish drones scared Greeks” reports the statement by Southern Cyprus concerning the drones used by Turkey. The reported incident is attributed to Greeks with the title “Turkish drones scared Greeks”. Thus, the article reinforces negative opinions about and enmity against Greek identity.

1. Within the scope of the media monitoring work focusing on hate speech, all national newspapers and around 500 local newspapers are monitored based on pre-determined keywords (e.g. Traitor, apostate, refugee, Christian, Jewish, separatist, etc.) via the media monitoring center. While the main focus has been hate speech on the basis of national, ethnic and religious identities; sexist and homophobic discourses are also examined as part of the monitoring work.