Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expel ambassadors from ten countries including France, Germany and the United States after a call for the release of opponent Osman Kavala launched by those states, reported Thursday Turkish media.
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“
I told our foreign ministry that we cannot afford to welcome them to our country.
Is it your duty to teach Turkey a lesson?
", Said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to statements reported by several Turkish media.
In a statement released Monday evening, ten Western countries called for a "
fair and rapid settlement of the affair
" Osman Kavala, Turkish publisher and patron of the regime, imprisoned for four years without trial.
