Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to block Sweden's entrance to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after a far-right politician publicly burned a copy of the Quran in Stockholm over the weekend
ISTANBUL—Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday issued a new threat toto the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after a far-right politician publicly burned a copy of the Quran in Stockholm over the weekend.
“If you speak about freedoms and rights, then first things first, you should show respect to the religious belief of Muslims and Turkish people,” Mr. Erdogan said in televised remarks after a cabinet meeting. “If you do not show such respect, then you cannot see any kind of support from us on NATO.”
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