{"id":1438685,"date":"2022-04-14T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438685"},"modified":"2022-04-14T16:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:45:16","slug":"fact-check-does-this-image-show-people-protesting-against-u-s-regime-change-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-people-protesting-against-u-s-regime-change-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show People Protesting Against \u2018U.S. Regime Change\u2019 In Turkey?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-image-show-people-protesting-against-u-s-regime-change-in-turkey%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438685&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/UNKjW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Twitter<\/a> purportedly shows protesters demonstrating against \u201cU.S. regime change\u201d in Turkey.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Protests against US regime change in Turkey after Russia.<br \/>US President Joe Biden recently released a video in support of opposition parties for regime change in Turkey, to which Turkey reacted strongly. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/russia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#russia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/turkey?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#turkey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/imrankhan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#imrankhan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PTI?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PTI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X40vcj6G3R\">pic.twitter.com\/X40vcj6G3R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 javed aslam (@worldofjaved) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldofjaved\/status\/1511555095028277251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally altered. The original photo shows a protest in 2017 against a Turkish opposition legislator\u2019s imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from office April 10 following a vote of no-confidence in the country\u2019s parliament, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-19844270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. He characterized his loss of power as \u201cUS-backed regime change\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImranKhanPTI\/status\/1513220890334433282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> the same day.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Twitter April 6 appears to show a rally in support of Khan in Turkey days before his removal. It shows dozens of people gathered, some holding Turkish flags and at least one holding an image of Khan. Another person appears to hold a sign that reads, \u201cstop involvement in other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtests against US regime change in Turkey after Russia,\u201d reads the tweet. \u201cUS President Joe Biden recently released a video in support of opposition parties for regime change in Turkey, to which Turkey reacted strongly. <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#russia<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#turkey<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#imrankhan<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#PTI.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally altered. A reverse image search revealed an unedited version of the photo was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/15\/world\/europe\/turkey-protest-march-kemal-kilicdaroglu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a> in June 2017. Notably, that image does not feature the image of Khan or other anti-U.S. signs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Demonstrators in Istanbul on Thursday held placards reading \u2018Justice\u2019 to denounce the jailing of an opposition lawmaker, Enis Berberoglu,\u201d reads the image\u2019s caption. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/12\/fact-check-russia-protest-america-pakistan-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Image Show Russians Protesting Against American Involvement In Pakistani Affairs?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Berberoglu was sentenced to 25 years in a Turkish prison in 2017 for allegedly leaking a video that suggested Turkey had smuggled weapons to Islamic rebels in Syria, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1375406\/amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arab News<\/a>. He was released in September 2018, several months after his sentence was reduced to five years, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2019, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden advocated \u201cmaking it clear that we support opposition leadership\u201d in Turkey, characterizing Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as an \u201cautocrat,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-election-biden-turkey\/turkey-slams-bidens-past-call-for-u-s-to-back-erdogan-opponents-idUSKCN25B0XS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. Biden had been concerned with Erdogan\u2019s approach to Kurds in the country and his relationship with Russia, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Twitter purportedly shows protesters demonstrating against \u201cU.S. regime change\u201d in Turkey. 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