After the airing of Dutch-Turkish writer and columnist,
Ozcan Akyol weekly documentary on Turkey he received many threats from members
of the Dutch Turkish community. These
threats were far more numerous and extreme than he had expected. After the broadcast on the decreasing tourism
in the Turkish town of Antalya, he received threats that the Grey Wolves will cause
him a slow and painful death. Another
threat received, was that Akyol had ordered his own coffin in Antalya. This project sets out to demonstrate that media coverage can degrade a country's image by using selective news without context. It uses the Netherlands as an example. It is a reaction to the frequent misrepresentations of Israel in many ways in major media, including those of the Netherlands.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Dutch-Turkish filmmaker receives death threats
After the airing of Dutch-Turkish writer and columnist,
Ozcan Akyol weekly documentary on Turkey he received many threats from members
of the Dutch Turkish community. These
threats were far more numerous and extreme than he had expected. After the broadcast on the decreasing tourism
in the Turkish town of Antalya, he received threats that the Grey Wolves will cause
him a slow and painful death. Another
threat received, was that Akyol had ordered his own coffin in Antalya.
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