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France recalls envoy after Turkey scolds Macron over Muslims
Source: Reuters
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
OCTOBER 24, 2020 9:38 AM UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
France recalls envoy after Turkey scolds Macron over Muslims
By Daren Butler, Geert De Clercq
2 MIN READ
ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) - France recalled its ambassador on Saturday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed mental help over his attitude towards Muslims.
“Outrage and insult are not a method,” Macron’s office said.
The French leader this month declared war on “Islamist separatism”, which he believes is taking over some Muslim communities in France.
France has since been shaken by the beheading of a teacher by an Islamist radical, avenging the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression.
“What is the problem of this person called Macron with Muslims and Islam? Macron needs treatment on a mental level,” Erdogan said in a speech in the central Turkish city of Kayseri.
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OCTOBER 24, 2020 9:38 AM UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
France recalls envoy after Turkey scolds Macron over Muslims
By Daren Butler, Geert De Clercq
2 MIN READ
ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) - France recalled its ambassador on Saturday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed mental help over his attitude towards Muslims.
“Outrage and insult are not a method,” Macron’s office said.
The French leader this month declared war on “Islamist separatism”, which he believes is taking over some Muslim communities in France.
France has since been shaken by the beheading of a teacher by an Islamist radical, avenging the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression.
“What is the problem of this person called Macron with Muslims and Islam? Macron needs treatment on a mental level,” Erdogan said in a speech in the central Turkish city of Kayseri.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-france-macron/france-recalls-envoy-after-turkey-scolds-macron-over-muslims-idUSKBN2790JY
