The President of Turkey declared the ambassadors of 10 countries including the United States as "unwelcome people"

　　Chinanews, October 24, a comprehensive report, on the 23rd local time, Turkish President Erdogan stated that he has ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to list 10 ambassadors from Western countries to Turkey as "unwelcome". People" and may be expelled.

The reason is that they called on the authorities to release the detained Turkish businessman Osman Kavala.

Turkish President Erdogan.

　　According to reports, Kavala has been in jail for four years, accused of funding a nationwide protest in 2013, and accused of participating in the 2016 coup.

　　In a joint statement on October 18, the ambassadors of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, New Zealand, and the United States called for a fair and rapid resolution of Kavala’s case and an “emergency release” of him. .

　　In the past few days, the speaker of the Turkish Parliament, the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of the Interior have successively issued statements condemning it, stating that diplomats have the obligation to respect the judicial institutions of the country where they are stationed and should not make remarks that affect the judicial institutions of the country.

　　"I issued the necessary order to our Minister of Foreign Affairs. This is what must be done: these 10 ambassadors must be declared as'unwelcome people' immediately."

Erdogan said in a speech.

"Unwelcome people" diplomatically refers to foreigners who are prohibited from entering or staying in a particular country's government.

　　According to Reuters, since the ambassadors of the seven countries represent Turkey's NATO allies, if they are expelled, it will inevitably trigger the deepest rift between Erdogan and Western countries since Erdogan came to power.

　　The US and French embassies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the country’s embassy in Ankara has not received information from the Turkish authorities on the matter.

　　A Turkish source said: "No instructions have been issued to the embassy," adding that the Turkish cabinet meeting may make a decision on the 25th.