Denial of the 'PKK' claim regarding the forest fires

The Center for Combating Disinformation (DMM), affiliated with the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, made a statement regarding the allegations that the forest fires in İzmir, Manisa and Hatay were carried out by the terrorist organization PKK.

The claim was denied with a statement made on DMM's social media account.

The statement included the following statements:

"As a result of the open source scans, it is clearly understood that the visual and text used to support these claims were taken from an illegal site called Nuçe Ciwan, dated October 10, 2020, which makes propaganda for a terrorist organization, and that the shared content has nothing to do with the current fires. Our state acts with the principle of zero tolerance in the fight against terrorism and meticulously investigates all possibilities of sabotage, including forest fires. However, turning claims that are not based on any evidence into political material is a disinformation practice at least as dangerous as the fires themselves."

Source: AA