“The statements of the Turkish President to the French President are unacceptable.
We call on Turkey to end this dangerous confrontational spiral, ”EU diplomat Josep Borrell wrote on Twitter.
He recalled that earlier the leaders of the EU countries made a statement about their intention to restart the political dialogue with Turkey, but this step will require "political will from the Turkish side", otherwise Ankara "will be even more isolated."
Earlier Erdogan warned that "attacks" on Muslims in European countries "will destroy Europe from the inside."
However, he criticized the words of Macron, who called Islam "a religion in crisis around the world."
As reported by Anadolu agency, Erdogan recommended Macron to "check his psyche."
After that, France recalled its ambassador to Ankara.
Paris noted that the words of President Erdogan are "unacceptable."