Speaking on a radio show in Europe 1 station Giesbert criticized the French media and said the press became a mechanism that only gives out positive comments. Giesbert pointed out the new era of “soft tyranny” and talked about the situation in Turkey.

Calling the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan “a butcher” Giesberg said: “Erdogan is a butcher like Beshar al Assad”.

“The media only writes about Eastern Gouta. They are right about this because Assad is committing violations against the rebels who are in fact Islamists. Nobody talks about this but it’s a reality. But at the same time, they write nothing about the continuous bombing of Kurds by the Turkish army” Giesberg added. 

Franz-Olivier Giesbert (born January 18, 1949 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a French journalist and author. He worked for Le Figaro from 1988 to 2000 and Le Point starting in 2000.