Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu appeared in the shadows, obviously annoyed with the western criticism for the conviction of Osman Kavala of diplomatic intensity with Berlin on this issue.
The Turkish Foreign Minister reacted strongly to the criticism leveled in Ankara for the sentencing of Kavala, saying sharply “we understand the reason for the reactions … The person they financed and used went to prison. “
Tsavousoglu insisted that “the judiciary operates in Turkey”.
“Well, there are many people in prison in Turkey! Why do they care so much about this person? They say, (s.s. the Turkish government) ‘they want to silence the opposition’ Does the man have a political party?He wondered.
Diplomatic crisis between Berlin and Ankara broke out on Friday due to a life sentence imposed by a Turkish court in Kavala.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador to Ankara to express its protest against the Turkish government in response to Germany’s earlier decision to summon the Turkish ambassador to Berlin on the occasion of the conviction of Turkish activist and lifelong.
A Turkish diplomatic source said that German Ambassador to Ankara Jürgen Schultz had been summoned to the Foreign Ministry at 5.30pm (local time) “by Deputy Foreign Minister Farouk Kaimaktsi”.
Earlier, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the Turkish ambassador had been summoned and that “we had clearly explained the German government’s position to him once again”, adding that “in the same way” other European Union countries would react.
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