Anadolu Agency withdraws controversial comment by its editor on Srebrenica

(Patria) - Anadolu Agency has withdrawn the text by its editor Mustafa Talha Ozturk from all its services, in which this editor referred to the Srebrenica genocide as a "terrible crime and massacre".

The information was published on its platform X by Istraga.ba.

Anadolu Agency has withdrawn the text by Mustafa Tahle Ozturk from all its services, in which this editor referred to the Srebrenica genocide as a “terrible crime and massacre” @anadoluagency

— Istraga.ba (@IstragaB) July 16, 2025

Let us remind you, Anadolu Agency, the official news agency of the Republic of Turkey, published the commentary by Mustafa Talha Ozturk on July 12, the day after the funeral and burial of seven genocide victims and the day after the 30th anniversary of the genocide was marked worldwide, including in Turkey.

Immediately below the author's signature, it states that he is the "news editor for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro" of the official Turkish news agency Anadolu.

And immediately below that very important clarification, the author described Srebrenica as "the most terrible crime in Europe after World War II", avoiding mentioning the term "genocide".

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And now, when you click on what was Ozturk's commentary, Anadolu redirects you to the homepage of its content in Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, and Montenegrin. Ozturk's commentary is no longer there.