Turkey's Erdogan Orders Expulsion Of 10 Ambassadors
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published October 24, 2021 | 08:50 AM
Ankara, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Oct, 2021 ) :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told his foreign minister to expel the ambassadors of 10 countries, including Germany and the United States, who had appealed for the release of a jailed civil society leader.
The envoys issued a highly unusual joint statement on Monday saying the continued detention of Parisian-born philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala "cast a shadow" over Turkey.
The escalating row with the Western countries -- most of which are also NATO allies -- caps a torrid week for Turkey in which it was added to a global money-laundering and terrorism-financing blacklist and its Currency plunged over fears of economic mismanagement and the risk of hyperinflation.
"I have ordered our foreign minister to declare these 10 ambassadors as persona non grata as soon as possible," Erdogan said, using a diplomatic term meaning the first step before expulsion.
"They must leave here the day they no longer know Turkey," he said, accusing them of "indecency".
Several European countries said late on Saturday they had received no official notification from Turkey.
"We are currently in intensive consultation with the nine other countries concerned," the German Foreign Ministry said.
"Our ambassador has not done anything that would justify the expulsion," Norwegian foreign ministry spokeswoman Trude Maseide told media in her home country.
She vowed to continue pressing Turkey on human rights and democracy -- comments echoed by Danish and Dutch officials.
The United States was aware of the reports and was seeking clarity from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a State Department spokesperson said.
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