Turkish president slams UAE over ’forefathers’ tweet

Turkey’s president has criticised the United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister, who retweeted a post which accused the Turkish leader’s Ottoman "forefathers" of mistreating Arabs and stealing manuscripts from the holy city of Medina.

Turkish president slams UAE over ’forefathers’ tweet

Turkey’s president has criticised the United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister, who retweeted a post which accused the Turkish leader’s Ottoman "forefathers" of mistreating Arabs and stealing manuscripts from the holy city of Medina.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on UAE foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan to "know (his) place", without naming him directly.

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