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CNN Turkey journalist says a supporter of the political movement’s founder, Fethullah Gulen, attacked him near the self-exiled man’s home in Pennsylvania in an encounter that apparently played out live on air.
IN video posted on Saturday, Yunus Paksoy appeared to be filming a live broadcast outside Gulen’s home, reportedly near the Sailorsburg area, when a man driving a dark SUV approached him.
Paxoy can be heard in the video telling the driver in English: “Pull over! Just back off! What the hell do you think you’re doing here? Are you crazy?”
The driver, who appeared to be a middle-aged man wearing a plaid shirt, then got out of the car and appeared to wave at Paxoy. The live stream ended abruptly and Paxoy seemed to shout, “Fuck!”
IN statement on X Paksoy said: “My condition is good after the terrorist Fetullah attack in Pennsylvania.” He added that the head of communications for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been notified, as had the Turkish Foreign Ministry and the Turkish Consulate in New York.
“I gave a statement to Pennsylvania state police in the matter and provided the necessary evidence,” he added. “Both our country and our channel have said they will follow the issue to the end.”
Erdogan’s communications chief, Fahrettin Altun, released a statement on X condemning the incident.
“My best wishes for a speedy recovery to…Yunus Paksoy who was attacked by FETO [Fethullah Terrorist Organisation] member while practicing his journalistic profession,” Altun said.
“As I stated to Mr. Paxoy during my meeting following the vile attack he was subjected to, no one should be in any doubt that our competent authorities will pursue this matter and that we will take all steps before the US authorities to we ensure that those involved in this dastardly attack receive the punishment they deserve.
“We will continue to fight against the terrorists who are enemies of Turkey, wherever they are in the world. We owe our gratitude to truth-loving journalists for taking up this fight.”
The Guardian has reached out to the Pennsylvania State Police for comment.
Gulen — a Turkish Muslim scholar, preacher and leader of a centrist political movement — has lived in self-imposed exile near Saylorsburg since 1999. According to to the media reports.
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