Erdogan is a cunning attacker: You suffer from brain death, not NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded Friday to French President Emmanuel Macron's comments on NATO and Turkey, saying it was Macron who suffered from a brain death.

"Mr. Macron, look, I am speaking now from Turkey," Erdogan said in a televised speech. "I will say this in NATO as well. You have to check your brain death first."

Macron said in comments on Thursday that he congratulates himself on describing NATO as suffering from brain death, saying that the alliance needs to "call for revival."

Macron also said that Turkey should not expect the solidarity of its allies in the alliance when it launches its "spring of peace" operation in northern Syria "as a fait accompli", saying that this process hindered the work of the international coalition against ISIS and that it threatens allies.

The Turkish president attacked his French counterpart, saying: "Talking about the removal of Turkey from NATO or keeping it .. Is this your business? Do you have the power to make such decisions?", Saying that France ignores Turkey's sensitivities in Syria and at the same time trying to find a foothold in Syria.

Macron's comments caused renewed tensions between the two countries, with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday replying to Macron as a supporter of terrorism.

"He is already the sponsor of the terrorist organization (the YPG) and is constantly hosting them at the Elysee Palace. If he says his ally is the terrorist organization ... there is nothing more to say already," Gavishoglu told reporters in parliament on Thursday.

"There is a vacuum in Europe right now that Macron is trying to use to become the continent's leader, but leadership is a natural matter."

He called on the Turkish minister Macron to realize that Turkey is an ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and that he should stand by the allies.

Last month, Macron received Jihan Ahmed, a spokeswoman for the "Syrian Democratic Forces," controlled by Kurdish units, to express France's solidarity with those forces.

This tension between Turkey and France is expected to affect the NATO summit in London next week, which coincides with its 70th anniversary.