Do?an executives visit attacked daily's office in Istanbul

Do?an Publishing Group representative Mehmet Ali Yalç?nda? and the deputy chair of the Do?an Media Group's Publishing Principles Committee, Volkan Vural, have paid a visit to the office building of daily Yeni Akit, which was targeted in an armed attack early Feb. 11, to express their sorrow and show solidarity against terror.

During their visit on Feb. 12 in the Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul, Yalç?nda? and Vural gave solidarity messages against terror.

"Unfortunately, a saddening attack happened. We say: 'May God protect from the worst.' Additional measures are being taken," Yalç?nda? said, following a meeting with Akit Media Group CEO Mustafa Karahasano?lu and the daily's news director, Kenan K?ran. "We have just visited Mr. Karahasano?lu and newspaper executives.

We have expressed our sorrow on behalf of our entire group," he said. 

Yalç?nda? also stressed the necessity of uniformity in such situations.

"We have to draw a picture of unity and solidarity in such situations for there is only one Turkey. We are all living in this country and we are on the same ship. Therefore, we have visited [the daily's office]," Yalç?nda? said, adding that the prior expectation was the capture of the perpetrators.

Condemning the attack, Vural said the attack was "against democracy."

"An attack on the media is an attack against democracy. I think, the fact that the media acts in unison, as a whole, and condemns such attacks and expects the immediate capture of the perpetrators will be surety for all of us," Vural said. 

Meanwhile, K?ran acknowledged the visit from the Do?an executives, saying a photo of the executives together was the most significant one against terror.

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