ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Western countries attacking Islam want to "relaunch the Crusades" as a row flared between Turkey and France about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Erdogan said in a speech to lawmakers from his AK Party in parliament that standing against attacks on the Prophet Mohammad was "an issue of honour for us". Â
Countries attacking Islam want to relaunch Crusades: Erdogan
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Published: 04:27 pm Oct 28, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, delivers a speech at supporters in Istanbul, on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Photo: AP