Erdogan Warns Greece to Beware ‘Crazy Turks’ to Fire Up Crowd

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned to nationalist rhetoric against Greece to fire up supporters ahead of this year’s elections, warning Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis not to antagonize him over long-running territorial disputes.

“Look Mitsotakis, you are speaking here and there, but you should know that if you make a mistake, then crazy Turks would march,” Erdogan said at a rally in Istanbul on Friday, to the cheers of hundreds of supporters. He went on to deny any plan to strike Athens with newly-developed Typhoon missiles, as long as Greece doesn’t “act smart.”