Erdogan remarks on N. Zealand massacre taken ´out of context´: presidency
President #Erdogan´s words were unfortunately taken out of context," Fahrettin Altun, communications director for the Turkish presidency, wrote on Twitter
By AFP
March 20, 2019
Istanbul: Comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of the massacre in New Zealand were taken "out of context", a senior aide said on Wednesday, after Australia summoned Turkey´s envoy to protest over the remarks.
"President #Erdogan´s words were unfortunately taken out of context," Fahrettin Altun, communications director for the Turkish presidency, wrote on Twitter.
Erdogan angered Australia after he warned anti-Muslim Australians -- like the suspected gunman -- would be "sent back in coffins" like their grandfathers at Gallipoli, which was the scene of a blood-drenched WWI battle.
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