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An official in the French Presidency announced that Paris had summoned its ambassador to Ankara for consultations, following a statement by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioning the “mental health” of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, which Paris confirmed was “unacceptable.”
He made it clear that he would meet with Macron to discuss the situation following Erdogan’s remarks. The official said: “President Erdogan’s statements are unacceptable. The escalation of rhetoric and vulgarity is not a way to negotiate. We ask Erdogan to change the course of his policy because it is dangerous at all levels. We will not enter into sterile discussions and we will not accept insults. “
The Elysee official, who asked not to be identified, also noted the “absence of messages of condolence and support from the Turkish president after the assassination of Samuel Bate,” the teacher who was beheaded a week ago in an attack by an Islamist near his school in the Parisian suburb.
Macron described Islam this month as a religion in “crisis” around the world, and indicated that the government would introduce a bill in December to toughen a law passed in 1905 that formally separates church and state in France.
He also announced the tightening of supervision of schools and the strengthening of supervision of external financing of mosques.
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