The tension continues to rise between Turkey and France against the backdrop of the French president’s positions, on Islam.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized this Saturday, October 24, which he called the attitude of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to Muslims.
“All that can be said of a head of state who deals with millions of members of different religious communities in this way is: first go to mental health exams,” he said, quoted by several media and press agencies.
For its part, the Elysee Palace denounced remarks deemed “unacceptable” on Saturday. “Excessive and rudeness are not a method. We demand from Erdogan that he changes the course of his policy because it is dangerous in every way. We do not enter unnecessary controversies and do not accept insults, ”commented the Elysée with the AFP agency.
The context of this controversy is explained in particular by the words of President Emmanuel Macron, who had promised not to “give up caricatures” of the prophet Mohamed prohibited in the Muslim religion.
Boycott calls for French products multiplied Saturday in several countries in the Middle East, including in Tunisia, especially on social networks.
