Erdogan slams UAE over FM’s anti-Turkish retweet

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attacked the UAE’s foreign minister after he retweeted a post attacking a historic Ottoman leader.

With out declaring Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan straight away, Erdogan mentioned « some Arab leaders » ranking been antagonising his country in make clear to « duvet their lack of knowledge and their incompetence. »

The indignant rebuke comes a day after a spokesperson for the Turkish president, Ibrahim Kalin, accused the UAE of spreading divisive propaganda after the UAE’s most senior diplomat retweeted a post claiming Fahreddin Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Medina between 1916 and 1919, had committed crimes in opposition to native Arabs and stolen their property.

« These are Erdogan’s ancestors and their past with the Arabs, » the tweet mentioned. 

The city, which homes the Prophet Muhammad’s tomb and is revered by Muslims, used to be ruled by the Ottomans till they ranking been defeated by the British and their Arab allies in World Warfare I. 

Whereas Fahreddin Pasha used to be defending Medina, you melancholy ones who slander us, the attach ranking been your ancestors?

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Kalin spoke back straight away, straight away admonishing Abdullah bin Zayed for sharing the post, which he mentioned aimed to flip Turks and Arabs in opposition to each and every other.

« It used to be Fahreddin Pasha who bravely defended Medina in opposition to the British plans then, » he wrote.

Erdogan’s remarks for the length of a speech on Wednesday went a step further: « Whereas Fahreddin Pasha used to be defending Medina, you melancholy ones who slander us, the attach ranking been your ancestors? » He asked.

President #Erdogan goes after #UAE FM @ABZayed & says:
– It is evident that you know nothing about our ancestors.
– The Arab peoples are our brothers but there are SOME rulers within the Arab world who take concentrated on #Turkey to duvet up their weakness & even veil their treachery https://t.co/wdTiq93bwk

— SaadAbedine (@SaadAbedine) December 20, 2017

The spat marks a current low level in members of the family between Turkey and the Arab Gulf suppose, with Ankara throwing its enhance boring Qatar after it used to be field to a blockade and other punitive measures by four Arab states, along with the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt.

The Arab quartet accuses Doha of supporting « extremism » and their regional rival Iran, a fee Qatar vehemently rejects.

Turkey has built a military rotten in Qatar and deployed squaddies there, as neatly as supporting the Arab Gulf suppose with crucial merchandise blocked from entering by the four countries.