Erdogan drops expulsion of 10 Western diplomats

turkish president, Recep Tayyip ErdoganGive up the expulsion!
The Ten Western Ambassadors threatened Because of their support for opponent Osman Kavala, it was announced on Monday that
Diplomats In Turkey they “retreat” and that they “will be more careful in the future.”

“Our goal was not to create a crisis,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued, but to protect sovereign rights Turkey, he added.

“Turkish justice does not take orders from anyone”

In a statement issued on Saturday evening, Canada, France, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the United States called for “Fair and prompt settlement of the matter” Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and patron who became one of the regime’s harassers, was imprisoned for four years without trial.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a speech after his cabinet meeting, stressed that this statement constituted an “attack” and an “insult” to Turkish justice. The Turkish president added: “It was my duty as the head of state to provide the necessary response,” estimating that “Turkish justice does not receive orders from anyone.”

Procedure “according to the Vienna Convention”

“Their new statement shows that they have retreated,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan was judged, after the ten countries involved confirmed, through statements, that they were acting “in accordance with the Vienna Convention and Article 41 of it” which defines diplomatic relations and prohibits any interference in the internal affairs of the host country.

On Saturday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had ordered the expulsion “as soon as possible” of the 10 diplomats, without this announcement being followed by official notification of the countries concerned.