A famous female anchor in Turkye was suddenly fired while reporting news while placing a Starbucks cup on her anchor seat.
On the 25th (local time), Türkiye’s news channel TGRT Haver announced on its official social media (SNS), “We have fired anchor Meltem Günai, who appeared on live broadcast holding a cup from Starbucks, a coffee chain that supports Israel.” .
Gunai is a famous anchor who won the 2017 TGRT Haver Award for Best Morning News Presentation. He conducted his live broadcast on the 24th, placing a Starbucks cup on the anchor desk. However, it is not known whether Gunai’s actions were a mistake or intentional.
The broadcasting company explained the reason for Gunai’s dismissal by saying, “It is strictly prohibited for an announcer to promote a company.”
He continued, “Our broadcasting station is well aware of the sensitivity of the Turkic people toward the Gaza Strip and intends to defend them until the end,” and added, “It is impossible to take any action or statement that runs counter to this.” He said, “We will continue to stand on the side of the people of Gaza and Turkiye.”
The anchor firing appears to have been caused by the public use of Starbucks products, which are classified as pro-Israel affiliates, on air in Turkiye, which supports Palestine.
Currently, Turkiye is conducting a large-scale boycott of companies known to support Israel.
In the case of Starbucks, a boycott campaign was raised for accusing the labor union of posting a post supporting Palestine on social media. McDonald’s and Burger King are also on the boycott list after their Israeli branch announced that it would provide free hamburgers to its soldiers.
Choi Jae-ho,
Source: Donga
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