Turkey demands apology after Draghi calls Erdogan a dictator

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Turkey demands apology after Draghi calls Erdogan a dictator

FILE -- In this April 8, 2021 file photo Italian Premier Mario Draghi speaks during a press conference in Rome . Turkey demanded Friday that Italy's premier apologize for having called President Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator,” adding fuel to the scandal over the perceived seating snub of the European Commission president and deepening the EU-Turkey rift at the precise moment both sides were hoping for rapprochement. (Riccardo Antimiani/Pool Photo via AP)
FILE -- In this April 6, 2021 file photo European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leaves after a joint news conference with EU Council President Charles Michel after talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey demanded Friday that Italy's premier apologize for having called President Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator,” adding fuel to the scandal over the perceived seating snub of the European Commission president and deepening the EU-Turkey rift at the precise moment both sides were hoping for rapprochement. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
FILE -- In this April 6, 2021 file photo European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and EU Council President Charles Michel arrive for a joint news conference after talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey demanded Friday that Italy's premier apologize for having called President Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator,” adding fuel to the scandal over the perceived seating snub of the European Commission president and deepening the EU-Turkey rift at the precise moment both sides were hoping for rapprochement. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey demands apology after Draghi calls Erdogan a dictator

FILE -- In this April 8, 2021 file photo Italian Premier Mario Draghi speaks during a press conference in Rome . Turkey demanded Friday that Italy's premier apologize for having called President Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator,” adding fuel to the scandal over the perceived seating snub of the European Commission president and deepening the EU-Turkey rift at the precise moment both sides were hoping for rapprochement. (Riccardo Antimiani/Pool Photo via AP)
FILE -- In this April 6, 2021 file photo European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leaves after a joint news conference with EU Council President Charles Michel after talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey demanded Friday that Italy's premier apologize for having called President Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator,” adding fuel to the scandal over the perceived seating snub of the European Commission president and deepening the EU-Turkey rift at the precise moment both sides were hoping for rapprochement. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
FILE -- In this April 6, 2021 file photo European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and EU Council President Charles Michel arrive for a joint news conference after talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey demanded Friday that Italy's premier apologize for having called President Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator,” adding fuel to the scandal over the perceived seating snub of the European Commission president and deepening the EU-Turkey rift at the precise moment both sides were hoping for rapprochement. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)