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DW: Tsavousoglu resigns threatens Erdogan over ten ambassadors

He is said to have threatened to resign from the post of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Tsavousoglou τον Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the occasion of the expulsion of ambassadors demanded by the Turkish president at the weekend, when she demanded the release of Osman Kavalas, who has been detained for four years on charges of financing demonstrations and being involved in a coup attempt.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday that it would declare the ten western ambassadors persona non grata, which, according to the Turkish edition of Deutsche Welle, provoked the reaction of Mevlüt Çavuşo .lu. The Turkish foreign minister, who was in South Korea when Erdogan made the controversial statement, reportedly asked the Turkish president to delay his decisions until Monday, when they would have the opportunity to discuss it face-to-face at a cabinet meeting. .

«If the ambassadors are declared persona non grata, I will be forced to leave the ministryTsavousoglu reportedly told Erdogan. The Turkish president replied that he could not do anything about it, according to a DW report that did not cite the source of his information about the incident.

The issue of the ten ambassadors was also addressed by members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), who warned of the consequences that this decision would have on Turkey’s diplomatic relations with countries such as the United States, Germany and France. and Canada. They asked for a compromise solution to the issue and then the presidency and the Foreign Ministry contacted the embassies with the message that they should not interfere in Turkey’s internal affairs.

The ambassadors of the 10 countries issued a joint statement on the Kavalas issue on October 18, stating: “In view of the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights on this issue, we call on Turkey to ensure his immediate release.”

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