Turkish finance ministry calls foul play after Reuters error | Ahval

Tiny Url http://tinyurl.com/yxwwsen8 May 24 2019 Turkish finance ministry calls foul play after Reuters error 2019-05-24 The Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry has accused Reuters of intentionally trying to weaken trust in the Turkish economy after the news agency published an error in its report on a $4.9 billion financing package for struggling Turkish companies. Reuters has published a correction for its May 23 headline and first paragraph, which stated that the funding package was designed to boost importers. The package is directed at exporting companies. The companies targeted in the package are sectors that rely on imports, such as the manufacturing sector, or those which contribute to employment, Albayrak said […] opinion’ about the financing package by misreporting its recipient. ‘The concerned news agency has for some time directly targeted Turkey’s economy with news articles designed to create a negative impression’, Turkish pro-government daily Hürriyet quoted the ministry as saying. ‘The stance of this news agency, which intentionally pushes an agenda that aims to denigrate the image of the Turkish economy and erode trust, is contradictory to the principle of objective journalism’, the statement said.