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In recent weeks, the French president has repeatedly cracked down on what he calls “Islamist separatism.”
“Islam today is a religion in crisis around the world,” Macron said in early October in connection with the introduction of bills to protect France’s secular tradition.
After the brutal murder of history teacher Samuel Paty, who showed his students cartoons of Muhammad during a lesson on freedom of expression, Macron declared that:
-The Islamists want for our future.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry previously warned that Macron’s remarks could lead to further xenophobia. Now even Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is attacking his French counterpart, in slightly less diplomatic terms.
-What can be said of a head of state who treats millions of people of other religions this way? First, take a psychic test, Erdogan said in a televised speech on Saturday.
In an unusual move, France is now responding by calling its Turkish ambassador home for inquiries.
“President Erdogan’s comments are unacceptable. Teasing and insults are not an appropriate form,” Macron’s office said in a statement.
