Complaint
In an interview broadcast to mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the Europe Editor for the 大象传媒 World Service referred to a Turkish Cypriot he鈥檇 spoken to, who had expressed a wish for peace through unification. 听A viewer complained this misrepresented the views of most Turkish Cypriots and was therefore biased against them. The ECU assessed the complaint against the standards for impartiality set out in the Editorial Guidelines.听
Outcome
The remark was made in the context of a longer interview which looked at the history of attempts to resolve divisions on the island. 听The ECU noted that the Europe Editor did not suggest all Turkish Cypriots wanted reunification, or even a majority, but that the example was used as a means of illustrating his assessment that 鈥渓ots of people鈥 wanted peace and reunification, a suggestion supported by polling evidence. 听He was therefore using his professional judgement, as allowed for in the Guidelines, to assess the overall mood of those living on the island of Cyprus. 听
Not Upheld