Turkish President Erdoğan's men mock BBC reporter for 'a lot of gold in Palace' tweet

Top aides of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed and mocked a BBC reporter on Twitter accompanying British Prime Minister Theresa May on Jan. 28 over her messages saying there was "a lot of gold" in Turkish presidential Complex.

Following the Twitter messages of Laura Kuenssberg with photographs such as "Another world leader fond of golden lifts" and "In Erdoğan's Palace - there is a lot of gold", the Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın wrote on Twitter: "String of lies about 'gold' (…) None of these is gold. Only reflects the low quality of your journalism."

String of lies about 'gold' in Presidential Complex by @bbclaurak None of these is gold. Only reflects the low quality of your journalism.

— Ibrahim Kalin (@ikalin1) 28 Ocak 2017

Hasan Doğan, the Chief of Cabinet of Erdoğan joined Kalın with a message as; "So, you think every shiny yellow thing you see is gold? Woow:)))"

So, you think every shiny yellow thing you see is gold? Woow :))) @bbclaurakpic.twitter.com/0diHU9js94

— Dr. Hasan Doğan حسن (@hasandogan) 28 Ocak 2017

Then Mustafa Varank, a chief presidential advisor followed the two with a message as caption to a presidential guard with gold color strips and belt: "Hey Laura look (...) even guards are made of GOLD."

Hey Laura look at Erdogan's Presidential Compound even guards are made of GOLD! @bbclaurakpic.twitter.com/8IuzVBTl35

— Mustafa Varank (@varank) 28 Ocak 2017

It appears from pictures that the reporter while in the Complex with British PM May might have been mistaken with the color of brass appliances and accessories in the building, thought them as made up of gold and broadcasted tweet messages. 

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