Erdogan’s Call for French Boycott Might Divide Muslim World
- Turkey had most hostile response to French stance on Islamists
- Spiraling tensions triggered by beheading of French teacher
Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for high-level meetings in Brussels on March 9.
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Emmanuel Macron faced the prospect of a widening rift with Muslim countries after leaders from Pakistan to Algeria expressed unease over the French president’s crackdown on radical Islam.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led the way on Monday with a call on Turks to boycott French goods over what he called France’s hostile stance toward Islam, as he seized yet another opportunity to promote himself as a leader of the Muslim world.