Austria, called 'racist' by Turkey, tells Ankara to be moderate

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Source: Reuters

Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz on Friday told Ankara to moderate its words and actions after his Turkish counterpart described Austria as a "capital of radical racism".

Turkish Foreign Minster Mevlut Cavusoglu made his comments after Austria's Chancellor Christian Kern said he would start a debate among European leaders to stop European Union accession talks with Turkey due to its democratic and economic deficits.

"I sharply reject the criticism of Austria by Turkey's Foreign Minister. Ankara is called upon to moderate its choice of words and its course of action (at home) as well as to do its homework," a spokesman quoted Kurz as saying.

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Turkish foreign minister says Austria is 'capital of radical racism'

Turkish Foreign Minster Mevlut Cavusoglu called Austria the "capital of radical racism" on Friday after Chancellor Christian Kern suggested ending European Union accession talks with Ankara.

In an interview with broadcaster TGRT Haber, Cavusoglu said Kern's comments, spurred in part by a crackdown on suspected perpetrators of a failed coup last month, were "ugly" and that he rejected them all.

"The Austrian chancellor should first take a look at his own country. One of the trends that is an enemy of human rights and values is racism and today Austria is the capital of radical racism," he said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-eu-austria-idUSKCN10G0TY

[DetlefK]

1. While the relationship between Turks and Kurds is okey-dokey.

Fun Fact:
Until 2013, Turkey had outlawed the letters Q, W and X, because they exist in the kurdish alphabet but not in the turkish alphabet.