“Absolutely arrogant and vulgar” characterized by Recep Tayyip Erdogan the recent statements made by the Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, who called the Turkish president a “dictator”. The reason for this attitude was his attitude towards the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, when she visited Ankara together with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
“The statements of the Italian Prime Minister show a complete arrogance and vulgarity”, Erdogan said, answering questions, at a meeting he had today with young Turks. He added, according to the APE-MPE: “While we were hoping to take our relationship to a more advanced level, this guy called Draghi hit them hard.”
The reason for the crisis in the relations between Ankara and Rome was the so-called “Sofagate”, last week. When Von der Leyen and Michel were received by Erdogan, she was forced to sit on a couch, as there were only two armchairs, which were occupied by the Turkish president and the president of the European Council.
Turkey has denied the allegations, saying it was simply following instructions from European protocol officials. However, reacting to this episode and the behavior he reserved for von der Layen, Draghi denounced Erdogan last Thursday, calling him a “dictator”.
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