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France recalls ambassador from Turkey after ‘unacceptable’ Erdogan comments Tayyip Erdogan

France recalls ambassador from Turkey after ‘unacceptable’ Erdogan comments

France on Saturday said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed a mental health check-up that Paris condemned as unacceptable. France and its NATO ally are at loggerheads over a range of issues including…
bubmag
October 24, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan says Macron needs ‘mental treatment’ over his policies toward Muslims Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey’s Erdogan says Macron needs ‘mental treatment’ over his policies toward Muslims

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan at the Elysee Palace in Paris in 2018. Photo: AFP “What is the problem of this person called Macron with Muslims and Islam? Macron needs treatment on a mental level,” Turkish President says Macron’s comments on ‘Islamist separatism’ in…
bubmag
October 24, 2020
‘Disruptor’ Erdogan faces sanctions over new oil mission in eastern Med Tayyip Erdogan

‘Disruptor’ Erdogan faces sanctions over new oil mission in eastern Med

ANKARA: Recep Tayyip Erdogan was condemned as a “disruptor of peace and stability” on Monday after he redeployed a survey vessel to search for oil in Greek territorial waters. The Turkish president now risks sanctions from the EU, which condemned his “negative behavior.” The redeployment of the survey vessel Oruc…
bubmag
October 13, 2020
Turkey's Erdogan slams France's Macron for comments on 'Islamist separatism' Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey's Erdogan slams France's Macron for comments on 'Islamist separatism'

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan upbraided French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday over his comments last week pledging to fight "Islamist separatism", saying the remarks were "a clear provocation" and showed the French leader's "impertinence".Macron had said "Islamist separatism" was threatening to take control in some Muslim communities…
bubmag
October 6, 2020