France, Turkey And The Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: What's Behind The Dispute?
The increased friction follows the beheading of a French teacher after he showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad. The two countries have sharp foreign policy differences.
by Peter Kenyon
Oct 28, 2020
2 minutes
Tensions between Turkey and France are rising, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a boycott on French good and slams French President Emmanuel Macron's call for a "French Islam."
The increased friction follows the beheading of a teacher in France after he showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad published by the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Schoolteacher Samuel Paty
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