one The video shaped seems to show Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressing a desire to meet the prison for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan visits in February 2025 after the Turkish president South Asian countries surfaced online during the period. The clip is captured in the clip. Erdogan last traveled in 2020, when Khan Prime Minister.
“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remembers Imran Khan saying he wants to shake hands with Imran Khan,” February 14 The title of the Facebook post on the day of Urdu.
After Erdogan arrived in Pakistan for an official visit (archive link) on February 13, the video has accumulated over 102,000 views, spreading across social media platforms among Khan’s supporters.
The clip quotes Erdogan as saying: “Greetings from all my Pakistani brothers. Pakistan is a country that is very close to Turkey and I have great memories of this country. When I last visited Pakistan, I was welcomed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who today Shehbaz Sharif ruled the country as Prime Minister. I hope Imran Khan is among you today and I can shake his hands. But I hope we will meet again in the future. Pakistan is my second Home. ”
Screenshots took a Facebook post from February 19, 2025
Khan was arrested possible After being removed from office in 2023 office And launched an unprecedented campaign against Pakistan’s powerful military leaders (archive link).
The former cricket star's detention on grafting charges has sparked national unrest, with some devices targeting the armed forces and prompting rare civilian prosecutions in military courts.
Khan's detention lasted for several days in May 2023, but he was re-arrested three months later and has been jailed since then motivation.
“Massive editing”
Search using reverse image from Google this The wrong shared lens causes Sama TV's YouTube video shows Erdogan's speech to Pakistan's parliament in February 2020 (Archive link).
The video title says: “President Tayyip Erdogan's full speech to the Joint Parliament | February 14, 2020. Erdogan also posted his address On X (Archive Link).
The Turkish president did not say in his speech that he wanted Khan to be present and he wanted to shake hands. The full video also shows that Khan is sitting in the Prime Minister's chair and listening Erdogan.
Comparison of screenshots of fake posts (L) and SAMAA TV videos
There are several inconsistencies in the clip shared online, indicating that it has been tampered with.
Erdogan's lips were abnormally moved and did not synchronize with what he said. The original video features male translated voices, while the altered version has female Voice.
Further keyword searches were found one Similar YouTube videos and claims. Describes that the “sound or visual effect of the clip is significantly edited or digitalized”.
AFP has previously debunked the claims related to Khan here and here.
