France withdraws ambassador from Turkey after Erdogan questions Macron's mental state

France has reacted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements about French President Emmanuel Macron by recalling its ambassador to Turkey for consultations. In addition to controversial remarks about Macron, Erdogan also made or contentious comments that French government is reported to have deemed unacceptably rude.

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'Hateful and slanderous propaganda against France'

As per reports, Turkish President stirred controversy on Saturday as he said Macron required mental health treatment after French President made several comments about problems created by radical Muslims in France and practice of “Islamist separatism”. se statements were made by Erdogan while he was attending his Justice and Development Party meeting in central Anatolian city of Kayseri.

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French government responded hours later to Erdogan's provocative statements condemning "excess and rudeness" and said, “We are t accepting insults”. In addition, French government also urged Erdogan to change his policy which y deemed as dangerous in all aspects. France also slammed Erdogan for t offering condolences for French school teacher who was beheaded in Paris for reportedly showing some caricatures of Prophet Muhammad in classroom.

French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian, in a press release, stated that French Ambassador to Turkey would return to Paris by October 25 and that Erdogan’s words against French President and or comments tantamount to "hateful and slanderous propaganda against France."

This incident and insults by Turkish President come at a time when tensions between two NATO allies are already high due to disagreements over several issues like fighting in Syria, Libya and Nagor-Karabakh. In addition, France has also supported Greece in its dispute with Turkey amid tensions in eastern Mediterranean.

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