France, Turkey And The Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: What's Behind The Dispute?

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The increased friction between Turkey and France follows the beheading of a teacher in France whose lesson on freedom of speech included caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad published by Charlie Hebdo.

Demonstrators chant slogans during an anti-France protest in Istanbul on Sunday, as tensions rise between the two countries.Demonstrators chant slogans during an anti-France protest in Istanbul on Sunday, as tensions rise between the two countries.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.

Erdogan's spokesman said the"despicable images" were the latest example of Macron's"anti-Muslim agenda." The state prosecutor's office in Ankara opened an investigation into the magazine's leadership. Under Turkish law, insulting the president can lead to a prison term. But Erdogan's favorite target seems to be France, a country with which Turkey has some sharp foreign policy differences.

As the feud over the Charlie Hebdo cartoons continued, Paris recalled its ambassador from Turkey in protest. Other European countries, meanwhile, have come to France's defense.

 

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NO GOD's importance is greater than that of a human life. Be it any religion or ideology, human life takes precedence over it all. Countries can go on with what they believe in, in their own country and no other has any damn right or business in tryin to change that.

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Hey, dude on the right side of the photo: cover your nose!

Erdogan is one of DonaldTrump's friends. Enough said!

Religion is a disease. Religious people are one of the most ignorant, fragile and stubborn

Pretty simple, French and Islamic values are not compatible. Muslims living in France need to accept the French way of life. There can be no compromise.

Everyone who believes in free speech is Charlie Hebdo. Censorship kills. Stand up for France. CharlieHebdo

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