Swedish Ambassador to Ankara Staffan Horrstrom was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday in connection with the broadcast of the Swedish state television channel SVT, which contained insults against Turkey and its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This is reported by the Turkish news agency Anadolu, citing sources in the Turkish Foreign Ministry..
During the conversation, a strong protest was expressed over the incident.
The diplomat was informed of the inadmissibility of "
Ankara emphasized that such actions have nothing to do with freedom of speech and press.
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And in Stockholm, according to the Bulgarian agency Offnews, the following happened.
A scarecrow resembling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung upside down by Kurdish activists outside Stockholm City Hall on Thursday morning. Ankara reacted very sharply to this performance, accusing Sweden of not taking terrorism seriously..
Foreign Minister Tobias Bilstrom strongly condemned the insult to the Turkish President as Stockholm awaits the ratification of Turkey's accession to NATO.
Ankara officially accused Sweden of violating its obligations to combat terrorism and prevent actions against Turkey on its territory.
The action was carried out by the Committees of Rojava (named after the city of Rojava in Syria), " Turkish media describe them as supporters of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party).
The organization uploaded a video of Erdogan's hanging to their Twitter account, along with the text: \!
It is possible that the " In the text accompanying the video, the Rojava Committees also write: \! No alliances with fascists!
Erdogan's spokesman Fahrettin Altun tweeted about the act of insulting the Turkish head of state that " He also added that Sweden must fulfill its promises in order to join NATO..
Recall that the Swedish government rejected Turkey's request for the extradition of four Turkish citizens..
These people are on the list of people whom President Erdogan and Turkey want to extradite as terrorists.
The charges against the four include everything from membership in an armed terrorist organization and espionage to attempting a coup against the government.. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the failed July 2016 coup attempt..
Poll shows Swedish voters support their government, saying the country should refrain from compromising its legal principles in order to get Turkey to ratify Sweden's NATO bid.