The Turkish president has kept up his name-calling against Germany and the Netherlands despite EU and US appeals.
He told the A-Haber broadcaster on Monday (13 March) that Germany had declined to help Turkey 4,500 times in its requests for action against Kurdish separatists.
"Mrs Merkel, you are supporting terrorists,” he said, referring to German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Referring to the Austrian, Danish, Dutch, and German bans on Turkish ministers attending pro-Erdogan...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.