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Test transformed for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who again attacked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron this Sunday, reiterating his doubts about his mental health, the day after similar remarks which led to a strong reaction from Paris who recalled his ambassador "for consultations ”.

During a televised speech in the city of Malatya in Anatolia (east), the Turkish president accused Emmanuel Macron of being "obsessed with Erdogan day and night".

"He is a case, and as a result, he really needs to undergo (mental) exams," he added.

"Macron needs to be treated"

Two weeks ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced as a provocation the statements of his French counterpart on "Islamist separatism" and the need to "structure Islam" in France, while the executive presented its future bill. on this theme.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan had driven the point home on Saturday in a televised speech, denouncing President Macron's positions vis-à-vis Muslims.

"All that can be said of a head of state who treats millions of members of different religious communities in this way is: go for mental health examinations first," he said. declared.

“Macron needs to be treated,” he added.

Many other areas of tension

Thursday evening, during the tribute ceremony to Samuel Paty, professor beheaded in an Islamist attack, Emmanuel Macron had notably promised that France would continue to defend the cartoons.

In reaction to Saturday's remarks, the French presidency denounced "unacceptable" remarks and recalled the French ambassador to Ankara, a first in Franco-Turkish diplomatic relations.

Tensions in the Mediterranean with Greece to the conflict in Libya, through the clashes in Nagorno Karabakh, where Ankara supports Azerbaijan against Armenia, many issues currently oppose Paris and Ankara.

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