A senior official’s use of profanity against a protester has sparked a strong reaction from all opposition parties, prompting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to robustly defend to the Adana governor, while also describing what he did as “inappropriate.”
After initially denying the claims, Adana Governor Hüseyin Avni Cos has admitted that he called a protester “gavat,” which means “pimp,” in response to a demonstration against him by a group of people on Nov. 10. He said the reaction followed a “severe provocation.”
