Turkey fires another diplomatic salvo at Germany

Catherine Hardy

 

 

ANKARA: -- Another salvo has been launched in the diplomatic crossfire between Germany and Turkey.

 

The Turkish President has accused Berlin of not being fully committed to the fight against terrorism.

 

Speaking before a trip to Pakistan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan also claimed to have proof of German support for the PKK.
 

What did Erdogan say?

 

“While you (Germany) have declared PKK a terrorist organisation, you still give them support implicitly or explicitly. What kind of friendship is this? How sincere is this? What kind of behaviour is this? It doesn’t make sense.”

 

Erdogan went on to accuse Belgium of supporting anti-Turkish militants.

 

“Belgium is now an important centre (for militants). It is not only an important centre for PKK but also for FETO (the Turkish state’s acronym for Fetullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation). While important things happen, while our mosques are set on fire, nobody seems to care.”
 

Pakistan visit
 

Erdogan has arrived in Pakistan for a two-day visit.

 

The Turkish president and his wife, Ermine, were welcomed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif upon their arrival at an airforce base.

 

The Turkish president has been to Pakistan on a number of occasions.

 

However, this will be his first bilateral visit to Pakistan since assuming office, according to a statement from the Pakistani Foreign Office.

 

As well as meeting with President Mamnoon Hussain, President Erdogan will be holding talks with Prime Minister Muhammed Nawaz Sharif.

 

He will also address a joint session of parliament.

 

Teachers ordered to leave the country
 

Pakistan ordered Turkish teachers at schools with alleged links to a Turkish cleric opposed to President Tayyip Erdogan to leave the country in preparation for the visit.

 

The teachers and their families, numbering around 450 people, were given three days notice to leave, according to a statement from the PakTurk International Schools and Colleges.

 

PakTurk educates more than 10,000 students in Pakistan and denies any affiliation with the cleric Fethullah Gulen or his “Hizmet” movement.

 

Erdogan has accused Gulen, a former political ally, of being behind a coup attempt last July.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-11-17

This polichinel want their atom bomb for sure

 

Yet another weird speech of the goat-lover.

As always full of twisted 'facts', nothing new there ...

His bid to get Turkey in the EU.

The very wealthy Sharif, head of his family clan, meets the very wealthy Erdogan, head of his family clan. And both and their clans have been the subject of media speculation on the sources of their wealth and activities.

 

Now, Turkey has a very large modern and well equipped military whilst Pakistan, sadly, is a nuclear capability and known supporter of various terrorist organizations. Former secular Turkey become moving more and more towards becoming an Islamic republic, just like Pakistan.

Both receive large amounts of EU aid. Both hate the West and want to bite the hand that feeds them whilst demanding more and more.

 

Interesting meeting between to very non democratic leaders.

20 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

The very wealthy Sharif, head of his family clan, meets the very wealthy Erdogan, head of his family clan. And both and their clans have been the subject of media speculation on the sources of their wealth and activities.

 

Now, Turkey has a very large modern and well equipped military whilst Pakistan, sadly, is a nuclear capability and known supporter of various terrorist organizations. Former secular Turkey become moving more and more towards becoming an Islamic republic, just like Pakistan.

Both receive large amounts of EU aid. Both hate the West and want to bite the hand that feeds them whilst demanding more and more.

 

Interesting meeting between to very non democratic leaders.

 

On a positive note, such meetings often spell a falling out within not too long a time has passed. At least when it comes to Erdogan.

Thanks a lot, Saudi-lover, neo-Ottomanist dictator Erdogan ! You have managed to make my country a pariah state !

But, you have made a variety of enemies. Don't be so confident about your future success !

14 hours ago, webfact said:

“While you (Germany) have declared PKK a terrorist organisation, you still give them support implicitly or explicitly. What kind of friendship is this? How sincere is this? What kind of behaviour is this? It doesn’t make sense.”

 

 

Send Germany more refugees so that Merkel can virtue signal and tell just how much more moral and liberal Germans are than the rest of the world.