Paris repatriated its ambassador to Ankara on Saturday after the Turkish president essentially sent a message to his French colleague that he thought it was not normal.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made such a comment to French President Emmanuel Macron in a speech on Saturday. Erdogan complained that Macron envisioned stronger action against Islamists following the brutal assassination of teacher Samuel Paty.

“What can I say about a head of state who has no idea of ​​religious freedom and who treats the millions of members of the various religious minorities living in his country this way?” asked the Turkish leader in a speech on state television. “Check your mood first!”

Erdogan says Islamophobia will be the loser for Europe.

“Fascism has reached a new level in Europe”

– He said.

The Turkish government reacted angrily to Macron’s announcement that he would defend France’s secular values ​​against radical Islam. The French president has previously said that Islam is in crisis around the world. After Paty’s brutal murder, he promised stricter controls on mosques and schools.

Samuel Paty, 47, was killed and executed on October 16 by an 18-year-old Chechen Islamist near Paris for showing Mohamed cartoons to students during his freedom of expression class. The police shot the Chechen attacker shortly after the attack.

Macron called Erdogan’s words unacceptable. “We demand that Erdogan change his political line because he is dangerous in all aspects. We do not participate in useless debates and we do not accept insults, “he added.

The French president also announced that he would repatriate the French ambassador to Ankara for consultation.

Four students from the school of the beheaded French teacher were also arrested

Tens of thousands in French cities recalled on Sunday a high school history teacher who had been granted refugee status two days ago, killed and beheaded by a Moscow-born Chechen Islamist knife for showing Mohamed cartoons to his students. in your free speech class.

Macron said his Turkish colleague did not express his sympathy after Paty’s murder. He recalled that Erdogan had other offensive comments in recent days, such as when he called on the people of his country to boycott French products. The French president noted that there have been growing tensions between Paris and Ankara since Turkey’s Syrian offensive, be it Erdogan’s involvement in Libya, disputes over the Mediterranean gas fields or his role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Paris demands that “Turkey put an end to its dangerous behavior in the Mediterranean region” and condemns Ankara’s irresponsible behavior in Nagorno-Karabakh. Macron gave Erdogan two months to respond and put nameless measures in perspective.



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