Turkish President blasts iPhone 6 for weird reasons

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, known for his resistance to social networks and mobile technology, has taken aim at the new iPhone 6, saying it is "similar to the previous iPhone 5S."

According to AFP, Erdogan tried to cool down the country's "iPhone 6 fever" in a televised speech in Istanbul on the 28th. Erdogan said: "Apple launches a new model almost every year. But in fact, the iPhone 6 is similar to last year's model. Apple is not selling mobile phones, but promoting the brand of mobile phones."

Erdogan firmly opposed Türkiye's import of iPhone 6, saying that "Apple phones are the engine of US economic growth and Türkiye needs more domestically produced phones."

Erdogan has always been averse to new Internet technologies, especially social media such as Facebook and Twitter. In August this year, Erdogan compared social media to "a knife in the hands of a murderer" and publicly opposed the use of Twitter.

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