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Claire Koç, a journalist harassed because she loves France too much

2021-03-21T19:07:36.548Z


PORTRAIT - This Turkish immigrant daughter proclaims her love for her new homeland, earning her insults and death threats from pro-Erdogan activists.


She defends French-style assimilation, and, without denying her origins, proclaims

"her love for France which (he) has allowed her to be free".

Daughter of Turkish immigrants, Cigdem Koç became Claire Koç in 2008, as she recounts in her book

Claire, the first name of shame *

.

But his interviews, especially in

Figaro Magazine

, did not please everyone:

“From the first articles, I began to receive a lot of insults on social networks, especially on Twitter

, says the young journalist.

Then threats. ”

She has just lodged a complaint for incitement to hatred, harassment and death threats against pro-Erdogan activists.

And is now the subject of discreet police protection.

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At the end of February, the cyberbullying service of France Télévisions - his employer - discovered a worrying discussion about him.

“This is the true face of Cigdem Claire Koç.

She had made a report in 2015 with the arrival of Erdogan where she proudly presented her Turkish passport

, writes

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Source: lefigaro

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