Erdogan a ‘dictator’
Turkey has condemned Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi for accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of humiliating European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and calling him a "dictator". Von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel met Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday. The Commission chief was clearly taken aback when the two men sat on the only two chairs prepared. Official images later showed her seated on a sofa opposite Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. "With these dictators, let's call them what they are – who however are needed – one must be honest in expressing one's diverging ideas and views about society," Draghi said. Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the Italian ambassador to Ankara to condemn the remarks.
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