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According to the GMP, Kipris Postassi referred to the interview the T/C leader gave to a private T/C channel and what he said about the three "bills" that are seen as restricting freedom of expression.
"When I saw it for the first time I asked 'who wrote it, who put it out'."
"When I saw it for the first time I asked 'who wrote it, who put it out'. But those are in the existing law anyway. I didn't tell anyone pass such a law. Every day I am called dishonest, undignified, ridiculous, immoral, mentally retarded. Can such an embarrassment be made daily? There is nothing regarding the internet in the relevant (existing) law. All I want is a solution to them. I don't want anything else. Nobody has any intention to hinder freedom of expression. Only an effort is being made to add the social media aspect to the law."
Someone is live-streaming from somewhere, talking as he likes, insulting, Tatar continued, asking where is democracy in this. The phrases 'resentment' and 'coldness', he added, exist anyway in the existing "law."
"Turkey did not ask for this. But there were no words left that I did not hear. A check is needed on this. These steps are being taken to bring the lack of limits on the internet under control. Freedom of expression, pluralism are the principles I support the most," he said."
Referring to the fact that the PKK called on him to resign, he questioned by what right they were asking for this, saying that he was elected by "the people" in a process in which Tufan Erhurman also participated.
Asking what is the PKK chairman's quarrel with him, Mr. Tatar said that every time Mr. Erhurman attacks him and claimed that he never made the statements attributed to him by a certain online newspaper.
"No such words came out of my mouth," he said (referring to the Terjuman Kipris newspaper) and concluded by saying that he had instructed his press adviser, Aydin Accourt, to "do what is necessary" on this issue.
Source: CNA
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