The Erdogan AKP party takes the conservative top candidate for EU-election to the visor: party spokesperson Ömer çelik denounced Manfred Weber. The CSU politicians reacted.
Update 2. May 2019: After the massive criticism of the Turkish AKP to him, has reaffirmed the EPP top candidate, Manfred Weber, his clear stance against Ankara. Him a close partnership with Turkey is important, Weber said the Münchner Merkur. "Mutual respect interfere, such as in election campaigns. There is clarity and honesty needs in the relationship. That Turkey cannot be a member of the EU is, for me, part of this honesty.“
AKP spokesperson Ömer çelik had stated that the CSU politician was "a fascist and racist way of thinking". Weber takes over Europe for the Conservatives as the top candidate.
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Erdogan's AKP Weber - bad attack against CSU-man from Turkey
first message on 1. May: Munich Manfred Weber is a candidate in the election on 26. May in Europe as the top candidate for the European people's party EPP, the CDU and CSU are members. For some time he advocates for an end to the accession negotiations with Turkey. Now the Turkish government from holt shortly before the election to counter-strike:
people like Weber produced Islam-Turkey - Refugee xenophobia, said Celik, according to the newspaper Yeni Akit. "If Europe is as it is in the minds of people like Weber, we will not join anyway, even if you invite us."
Turkey: speaker of the Erdogan AKP party under Weber "fascist and racist way of thinking"
Weber explained that he was proud that Europe is derived from the Christian Tradition and that this Tradition must be protected. "That's why you should be against the Turkish candidate status," said Celik. "Of course this is a fascist and racist way of thinking."
a long time Europe feel threatened by external influences, such as Russia and China. "But the overriding fear now is to be from Islam are threatened."
flower (CSU): Turkey-government shows its true face
The CSU dismissed the Remarks outraged. "With their verbal gaffes, the Turkish government once again shows its true face," said Secretary-General Markus flower of the Münchner Merkur.
"have adopted The power of commander-in-chief from the Bosphorus, has long been the European values. Manfred Weber's clear rejection for membership in the EU is absolutely right.“
