Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday lashed out at a satirical magazine following allegations that it had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, describing it as “a vile provocation”.
“We will not allow anyone to speak against our sacred values, no matter what,” Erdogan said in televised remarks.
“Those who show disrespect to our Prophet and other prophets will be held accountable before the law,” he added.
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“It is a clear provocation disguised as humour, a vile provocation,” he railed, also denouncing it as a “hate crime”, saying the authorities had taken over LeMan magazine and were taking legal action against it.
A copy of the black-and-white image posted on social media showed two characters hovering in the skies over a city under bombardment.
