Fahrettin Altun Amerikan The New York Times'ı hatasını düzeltmek zorunda bıraktı

İletişim Başkanı Fahrettin Altun, koronavirüs salgınıyla mücadelede başarılı ülkelere ilişkin başyazısında Türkiye’ye yer vermeyen Amerikan The New York Times’a bir mektup yazarak, gazeteyi hatasını düzeltmek zorunda bıraktı. New York Times, Fahrettin Altun’un Türkiye'nin koronavirüsle başarılı şekilde yürüttüğü mücadelesini anlattığı mektubunu yayınladı.

Mektupta Türkiye'nin sağlık alanında yaptığı yatırımlar ve aldığı önlemlerin salgını yavaşlattığına dikkat çekilen açıklamada, Türkiye'nin  ABD dahil 55 ülkeye yardım gönderdiğine vurgu yapıldı. İşte İletişim Başkanı Fahrettin Altun'un O mektubu Turkey’s response to the virus. From Turkey: Our Response to the Virus To the Editor: “In a Crisis, True Leaders Stand Out” (editorial, May 1) did not recognize Turkey’s accomplishments against the coronavirus. Turkey has formed a scientific advisory board, comprising leading medical experts and professors of infectious diseases, to devise its game plan in response to the pandemic. Since then, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration has been managing Turkey’s response based on scientists’ recommendations. The numbers speak for themselves. While your editorial hailed Germany — where the Covid-19 mortality rate is nearly 83 per million — as a success story, Turkey, where that number is about 40, was notably absent. Thanks to its free and universal health care system, into which President Erdogan’s government has invested billions since 2002, Turkey successfully slowed down new infections and has treated more than 60,000 patients. Finally, our powerful manufacturing industry, in cooperation with relevant agencies, enabled the government to provide surgical masks to all citizens free of charge. Turkey has also donated or sold medical supplies and ventilators to 55 countries, including the United States. To draw the right lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is crucial to acknowledge all successful nations and learn from their experiences. Fahrettin Altun Ankara, Turkey The writer is Turkey’s communications director.