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Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned French President Emmanuel Macron “will not interfere” with Turkey, reports AFP.
The EU has warned Erdogan not to increase tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkish Armed Forces launch military exercise on Mediterranean storm
“Don’t interfere with the Turkish people. Don’t get involved with TurkeyErdogan waved his finger during a televised speech in Istanbul on the 40th anniversary of the 1980 military coup.
Macron has harshly criticized Ankara for Turkey’s tensions with Greece and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey with new naval exercises off the coast of Cyprus
Tensions in the eastern Mediterranean have not abated
Erdogan also asked Greece “stay away from evil “ actions supported by countries like France in disputed waters. Last month, Paris stepped up its military presence in the region.
On Thursday, Macron said that Europeans must be “clear and firm not with Turkey as a state and people, but with the government of President Erdogan, which has taken unacceptable measures.” The French leader spoke before a meeting of the seven Mediterranean countries of the EU that threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey.
Tensions flared after the deployment of the Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis and warships to the disputed waters on August 10, and Ankara extended the mission three times.
Turkey has faced the threat of sanctions on southern Europe
Turkey continues to behave with courage
But the Turkish president rejected their criticism He accused Macron of not knowing the story.
“Mister Macron, you will you still have problems with me “, Erdogan threatened.
These are the first direct comments from the President of Turkey on the French leader in the dispute.
He later said that France “cannot teach humanity lessons“from Turkey and asked Macron to first analyze his country’s history, especially Algeria and its role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Turkey has praised Macron’s “insolent” comments on the eastern Mediterranean
Another sharp comment between the two sides
Relations between Turkey and France have deteriorated further due to the Eastern Mediterranean case, but the two countries have also serious disagreements and other important cases such as the conflicts in Syria and Libya.
Erdogan accused France of interfering in Libya “for oil” and in Africa for “diamonds, gold, copper.”
Macron wants a common EU position on Turkey
Meeting of seven EU member states in the Mediterranean
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