ISTANBUL: Turkey plans to change the name of the street
where the embassy of the United Arab Emirates is located to Fakhreddin Pasha,
the historical figure at the center of a diplomatic row caused by a retweet,
the state-run Anadolu agency said on Saturday.
where the embassy of the United Arab Emirates is located to Fakhreddin Pasha,
the historical figure at the center of a diplomatic row caused by a retweet,
the state-run Anadolu agency said on Saturday.
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahayan
retweeted last week accusations that Ottoman forces led by Fakhreddin Pasha
stole money and manuscripts from Medina in 1916 during World War One when the
city was under Ottoman rule.
retweeted last week accusations that Ottoman forces led by Fakhreddin Pasha
stole money and manuscripts from Medina in 1916 during World War One when the
city was under Ottoman rule.
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Medina is now part of Saudi Arabia.
The mayor of the Turkish capital Ankara ordered preparations
to change the name of the street where the UAE mission is located to that of
the former commander and one-time governor of Medina, Anadolu said.
to change the name of the street where the UAE mission is located to that of
the former commander and one-time governor of Medina, Anadolu said.
Without naming him, Erdogan suggested on Thursday that the
UAE minister was ignorant. The UAE charge d‘affaires in Ankara was also
summoned to the Foreign Ministry over the issue.
UAE minister was ignorant. The UAE charge d‘affaires in Ankara was also
summoned to the Foreign Ministry over the issue.
UAE officials had no immediate comment on dispute.
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The UAE, a close U.S. ally, sees Erdogan’s Islamist-rooted
ruling party as a friend of Islamist forces which the UAE opposes across the
Arab world.
ruling party as a friend of Islamist forces which the UAE opposes across the
Arab world.
Ties were further strained by Ankara’s support for Qatar
after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed sanctions on the Gulf
nation in June over a dispute in which the Arab states accused Doha of
supporting terrorism. Doha denies this.
after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed sanctions on the Gulf
nation in June over a dispute in which the Arab states accused Doha of
supporting terrorism. Doha denies this.
– Reuters
