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murder
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Sat Oct 23 16:53:12
Turkey to declare 10 ambassadors 'persona non grata'

Ambassadors from 10 countries who appealed for the release of Turkish activist Osman Kavala are to be declared "persona non grata," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

The designation is a diplomatic term that signifies the first step before expulsion.

What does this move mean?

Erdogan did not specifically clarify whether his order meant that the diplomats — who he accused of "indecency" — would be ordered to leave the country.

"I have ordered our foreign minister to declare these 10 ambassadors as persona non grata as soon as possible," Erdogan said.

He added that: "They must leave here the day they no longer know Turkey."

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors on Tuesday for what it said was an "irresponsible" statement.

The envoys had issued a rare joint document that called for a speedy resolution to the case of the jailed civil society leader.

The ambassadors concerned are the Ankara representatives of the US, Germany, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden.

Read the rest here if you want to ...

http://www...s-persona-non-grata/a-59604866

Paramount
Member
Sat Oct 23 17:01:14
Maybe we can just send new ambassadors.
murder
Member
Sat Oct 23 17:09:28

Or we can stop giving a shit about Osman Kavala. ;o)

Forwyn
Member
Sat Oct 23 21:33:22
If Trump wasn't such a cuck, Erdogan would have been seized at the airport and charged after his instigated mob fight, and still sitting in a cage.
Paramount
Member
Mon Oct 25 13:04:01
Erdogan won!


Tensions between Turkey and 10 Western countries including the US have eased, days after the Turkish president threatened to ban their ambassadors.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the expulsions after the envoys called for a jailed activist's release last week.

But on Monday, the countries involved said they would not interfere in Turkey's affairs.

An adviser to Mr Erdogan told the BBC the president welcomed this and that the issue was almost settled.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59042931
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