Erdogan again orders Turks not to vote on Merkel

Periskopi

21 August 2017, 07:04(9 years ago)

Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan today called on Germany's Turks to give a “slap on the ruling coalition parties in Germany and the Greens in the general elections, repeating the call that prompted Berlin's anger. Erdogan has also asked Turks with German citizenship on Friday to “yapin a lesson” Christian Democrat Party (CDU), [...]

Erdogan has also asked Turks with German citizenship on Friday to “yapin a lesson” The Christian Democrat Party (CDU), the Socialdecratic Party (SPD) and the Greens, which, according to him, have shown the “irreversible to Turkey, in case of the September 24th parliamentary elections.

His statements had provoked the German coalition government's wrath led by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

During a speech delivered today in front of his supporters in Istanbul, the Turkish president again urged Germany's Turks not to vote for Turkey's “amic parties”>, Atsh continues.

“share with those who are sympathetic to Turkey. No matter whether they are small parties, give them the vote. Then they will become powerful”, he declared.

“According to my provision, those who attack Turkey thus deserve a slap in these elections”, Erdogan stressed without specifying which parties they should vote for.