The Turkish Cypriot leader's reflection and criticism, Ersin Tatar about the journalistic work of Rashih Resat led the latter to resign from the presidency of the "Foreign Press Association".
Mr Reshat announced that he was resigning from the presidency of the "Foreign Press Association" because of Mr Tatar's complaint. He also said that at the heart of the complaint is Mr Tatar's concern about his recent opinion articles.
Mr Tatar's "presidency" reacted to the new development with a statement asking Mr. Resat to reflect on the reasons for his resignation.
The "presidency" denies the information that Mr. Resat's resignation was preceded by the denunciation of his recent opinion articles "to certain authorities".
It is noted that Mr. Reshat, in a recent opinion article published in "Kipris Postasi", criticized Mr. Tatar for his role in the recent political crisis in the occupied territories, which resulted in the resignation of the "government" of Faiz Suzhouoglu.
The reactions
Mr. Reshat's resignation was reacted to by the leader of the T/C official opposition, Toufan Erhiurman. The chairman of the Republican Turkish Party (RTK) demanded an explanation from Mr Tatar about the new development.
[/B][/B][/B]The T/C Union of Journalists said in a written statement that Mr Resat's resignation is "the latest example of media repression". The organization criticizes Mr. Tatar for his role in the new development and stresses it will resist any attempt to silence the press.
Source: CNA
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