Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said: “We see that France maintains its exclusionary and oppressive policy against Muslims on the media outlets as well. We appeal to France. Stop inciting Islamophobia through public institutions. Stop putting pressure on Anadolu Agency.”

Asking “Why is the Anadolu Agency’s news disturbing France?”, Altun noted the following:

“We ask: Is that your conception of press freedom? Why is France, which has become the breeding ground of Islamophobia and systematic discrimination against Muslims, targeting the freedom of the press and thought? What are you afraid of?

We see that France maintains its exclusionary and oppressive policy against Muslims on the media outlets as well. We appeal to France. Stop inciting Islamophobia through public institutions. Stop putting pressure on Anadolu Agency.”