• The government’s response to the earthquakes has drawn criticism.
• The French satirical magazine cartoon has been criticized’.
• For making light of the catastrophe.

The government’s response to devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria has drawn criticism, according to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

“This is a time for unity, solidarity. In a period like this, I cannot stomach people conducting negative campaigns for political interest,” he told reporters on his arrival in the southern province of Hatay.

The government’s response to devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria has drawn criticism, according to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

After publishing a caricature that appeared to make light of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that claimed thousands of lives in Turkey and Syria, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo caused uproar on social media.

No need to send tanks, read the drawing by artist Pierrick Juin, which featured crumbling structures amidst mounds of debris.

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✏️Le dessin du jour, par #Juin pic.twitter.com/kPcEqZDocO

— Charlie Hebdo (@Charlie_Hebdo_) February 6, 2023

Social media users criticized the cartoon as “disgusting,” “shameful,” “revolting,” and similar to “hate speech” for making fun of the catastrophe that affected millions of people in two nations.

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