Gürcafer, who made a written assertion on the topic, stated that some individuals who have emerged lately within the Turkish Cypriot press, whose freedom of reports and expression is of inestimable worth, use the guise of “journalism” to realize advantages by means of threats and blackmail, however these individuals don’t have anything to do with the occupation of journalism.
Noting that they’ve obtained critical complaints about this problem from the members of the Union lately, Gürcafer stated, “Our members are more and more asking for ads. Though our members, like each enterprise and advertiser, have their very own initiative and freedom relating to which media organizations to promote in and when, the house owners of some media they don’t favor to promote in “He’s being subjected to threats and blackmail,” he stated.
“ONE OF OUR MEMBER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE POLICE TODAY”
Gürcafer stated:
“It’s our responsibility, like everybody else's, to assist the Turkish Cypriot press, which makes correct information with its free and neutral identification.
We all know that; A rustic depending on its press can’t develop and speak about freedoms.
Nonetheless, sadly, those that wish to abuse the occupation of 'journalism' have reached the purpose the place they threaten our members by saying 'we’ll write unhealthy information about you' after they demand promoting however don’t obtain it.
As well as, these individuals, to our members; He went as far as to say, 'When you’ve got an issue with politics, come to us, we have now all confidential data that can be disclosed.'
In the present day, one in every of our members complained to the Famagusta Police Division about this so-called newspaper and its proprietor, the so-called journalist, after the risk he obtained.
We’ve full religion that our police will do what is important.
“On this event, I want to warn the dear Turkish Cypriot press, which does its job correctly and appropriately, to watch out about these so-called 'journalists' inside it.”
