EU officials wrote the German song mocking Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a covert pro-democracy project also linked to last year's "Gollum-gate" affair.
An EU source, who asked not to be named, told EUobserver that the song — Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan — was drafted by counter-propaganda experts in the East StratCom Task Force and later published by German broadcaster NDR with German chancellor Ang...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.