Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the expulsion ofambassadors of ten countries, including Germany and the United States, overtheir statement on the ongoing case of a businessman Osman Kavala.
Addressing a ceremony in Eskisehir province today [Saturday], PresidentErdogan said he has instructed his foreign minister to declare theambassadors of these countries as persona non grata.
The embassies of the United States, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, theNetherlands, Sweden, Canada, Norway and New Zealand had shared a statementon social media calling for Kavala’s release.
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Earlier, the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of thesecountries, accusing them of meddling in the country’s judiciary.
