The German-language magazine used Erdoğan’s photo as a cover for a report titled “Reactions: The world won’t miss al-Baghdadi,” on its official Twitter account
German magazine Der Spiegel is yet again at the center of another scandal after using the photo of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to illustrate a report about the death of Daesh chief Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi on Twitter, as part of another smear campaign targeting the Turkish leader.
The German-language magazine used Erdoğan’s photo as a cover for a report titled “Reactions: The world won’t miss al-Baghdadi,” on its official Twitter account. The tweet was later deleted.
Der Spiegel previously drew outrage after falsely claiming that Erdoğan “fights against freedom and democracy” in a 2016 report titled “fearful friend.”
The magazine also came under fire in the past after prankster Jan Böhmermann, who had recited an insult-laden poem targeting the popular Turkish leader on a show called “Neo Magazine Royale”, “graced” its cover.
