Turkey Summons Italian Envoy After Draghi Calls Erdogan Dictator

Mario Draghi
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By Inci Ozbek

April 8, 2021 at 8:40 PM UTC

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Turkey quickly summoned Massimo Gaiani, Italy’s ambassador in Ankara, to its foreign ministry after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi labeled Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a dictator.