Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through one posting On Facebook, it is claimed that based on official sources, the Turkish Government has undertaken that by February 9, 2025, it will prevent any type of terrorist attack in Kosovo.
In this content, it is also stated that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has stated that the Turkish intelligence agency will be committed to protecting Kosovo from any kind of threat.
This post was published on December 6th by the page "World News".
What did hibrid.info find?
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that there has been no official announcement from the Turkish Foreign Minister regarding this claim.
The last time Fidan spoke about Kosovo was in September of this year, when the Turkish minister was visiting Kosovo, where he met with the Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Donika Gërvalla - Schwarz.
What was said in the statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry?
We see security, politics and economy as the three pillars of our cooperation. Our political dialogue is already at an excellent level. Taking advantage of this, we want to address our security issues with a long-term approach and place them within an institutional framework. The signing of the security cooperation agreement between Turkey and Kosovo will be the first step towards this.
On the other hand, we will also strengthen our economic cooperation. We aim to increase our trade volume to 1 billion euros in the coming period.
Investments of Turkish companies in Kosovo have reached 500 million euros. Our companies provide employment for about 10 thousand Kosovar brothers. However, as you know, these figures are never enough for our President, he wants us to invest more, especially in the economic and trade field, in the field of employment and investments. Our companies want to increase their investments here, there are some problems that our companies encounter here, I have conveyed to the minister our expectations on these issues.
As Turkey, we attach great importance to the independent and sovereign Republic of Kosovo standing on its own two feet. We have supported Kosovo from the very beginning to achieve the position it deserves in the international arena. I take this opportunity to emphasize once again that our support will always continue. Ensuring security and stability in Kosovo is also of great importance in terms of establishing lasting peace and stability in the entire Balkans. (see here)
While the latest reaction to Kosovo from the Turkish Foreign Ministry was in relation to the November 29 explosion in the "Ibër-Lepenc" canal in Zubin Potok.
We strongly condemn the attack carried out yesterday (November 29) on the Zubin Potok water canal in northern Kosovo, which is critical to Kosovo's water and electricity supply. We hope that those who carried out the attack will be identified as soon as possible and brought to justice.
On this occasion, we declare that we stand by Kosovo and are ready to provide any support if necessary.
We call on all parties to act with restraint to avoid escalation in the region. (see here)
The same content was also found and published on TikTok by the account "secret_777".
Analyze:
Through a Facebook post, it is falsely claimed that, based on official sources, the Turkish Government has undertaken to prevent any kind of terrorist attack by February 9, 2025, and that this was announced by the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan.
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, no information published by official sources regarding this claim was found.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The “Fake News” rating is given to informational content that is entirely fabricated or that contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be defined as having been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.