Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party spokesman Omer Celik condemned Iranian politicians’ aggressive statements made against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkey on the pretext of a poem deliberately taken out of context.
“OUR PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS OPPOSED INJUSTICES AGAINST BROTHERLY IRAN”
He said these politicians have lost their way and are confused about Iran’s enemies, since the Turkish president has always regarded Iran as a friendly and brotherly country.
Celik reminded that only Erdoğan raised his voice against sanctions on Iran while everybody else remained silent. “Our president has always opposed injustices against brotherly Iran. Iranian politicians who overstep should be respectful when talking about our president,” Celik said.
Earlier Friday Iran summoned Turkey’s ambassador to the country over a poem Erdogan read out during a ceremony in Azerbaijan.
Ambassador Derya Ors was summoned by Iran’s deputy foreign minister to be told Tehran’s “harsh condemnation”, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a written statement. Ors was also told that Iran urgently expects an explanation, the statement added.