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| Erdoğan says west cares more about gay and animal rights than Syria | Erdoğan says west cares more about gay and animal rights than Syria |
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| Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has criticised western countries, saying they care more about gay rights and animal welfare than the fate of conflict-stricken Syrians. | Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has criticised western countries, saying they care more about gay rights and animal welfare than the fate of conflict-stricken Syrians. |
| Addressing a large crowd in north-west Turkey, Erdoğan also accused the west of possessing a mindset “remnant of slavery and colonialism”. | Addressing a large crowd in north-west Turkey, Erdoğan also accused the west of possessing a mindset “remnant of slavery and colonialism”. |
| His latest anti-western outburst came on Friday amid a standoff with the EU over its demand that Turkey amend its anti-terrorism laws to secure visa-free travel in Europe for Turkish citizens. | His latest anti-western outburst came on Friday amid a standoff with the EU over its demand that Turkey amend its anti-terrorism laws to secure visa-free travel in Europe for Turkish citizens. |
| Erdoğan said: “Shame on those who don’t show sensitivity … to the women and children who reach out to them for help. Shame on those who deny the sensitivity they show to … the whales, the seals and the turtles in the sea to 23 million Syrians.” | Erdoğan said: “Shame on those who don’t show sensitivity … to the women and children who reach out to them for help. Shame on those who deny the sensitivity they show to … the whales, the seals and the turtles in the sea to 23 million Syrians.” |
| The European commission has said it made its offer of visa-free travel dependent on Ankara rewriting its anti-terrorism laws because they were used to prosecute journalists and government critics. | The European commission has said it made its offer of visa-free travel dependent on Ankara rewriting its anti-terrorism laws because they were used to prosecute journalists and government critics. |
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