The distance between France and Turkey is increasing
Amid the French government's tough stance against hardline Islam, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a boycott of French goods.
In a televised speech, he called on world leaders to protect Muslims "if Muslims in France are persecuted."
Mr Macron was angrily criticized for speaking out against Islam for speaking out against secularism. Erdogan.
Mr. expressed such a position in the context of the events that followed the murder of a teacher due to the display of cartoons of the Prophet of Islam. Erdogan.
On October 16, a man named Abdullah Anjorov strangled the schoolteacher named Samuel Patty to death.
Samuel Patty showed his students a cartoon about the Prophet of Islam as an example of freedom of speech.
"France will not turn its back on cartoons," President Macron said in tribute to the slain Samuel Patty.
Any kind of depiction or drawing of Islam is forbidden in Islam and it hurts the feelings of many Muslims.
However, one of the aspects of France's national identity is secularism.
The French government has said it will not allow freedom of speech to be curtailed based on the feelings of a particular population.
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Dispute over what
In a televised speech in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, Mr. Erdogan said on Monday that "now you will never buy a product whose label mentions credit to France."
Erdogan also noted that Muslims are now being treated the same way they were treated in Europe before World War II.
He is urging European leaders to come forward to stop the practice of hate.
Earlier, Erdogan had said that the French president had spoken so harshly about Islam that Mr Macron should think about his mental health.
France has summoned the Turkish ambassador over the statement.
Mr. Following Patti's assassination, the French president defended "secularism" and opposed "extremist Islam."
Two weeks before the assassination, Mr. Macron said Islam was in "crisis".
France is home to the largest Muslim population in Western Europe. Some allege that the French authorities are targeting Muslims by capitalizing on 'secularism'.
What is the reason for the anger of Muslim countries including Erdogan and Imran Khan against France?
What a response
European leaders are in favor of France.
Germany has expressed solidarity with France.
German spokesman Erdogan called the remarks "unacceptable and defamatory."
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, has said that they are on the side of France and will continue to uphold the overall values of the European Union.
Italy also spoke in favor of France.
However, Pakistan has joined Turkey against France.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused France of attacking Islam.