Erdogan's remarks came after Türkiye summoned ambassadors of Western countries, including the US, to criticize their decision to temporarily shut diplomatic missions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns Western Nations if the temporary shutdown of their consulates continues, they will pay a heavy price.
Erdogan's remarks came after Türkiye summoned ambassadors of Western countries, including the US, to criticise their decision to temporarily shut diplomatic missions on the pretext of security threats. Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had called the move “deliberate,” and said the countries concerned were not sharing concrete information or documents with Ankara.Turning to the global food crisis after the Ukraine war, and the Türkiye-brokered Black Sea grain export deal, he said: "In world politics, nobody is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin right now. But I am holding talks with President Putin, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"We agreed, the grain will be shipped to Türkiye for free. We will turn them into flour and we will send it to poor African countries. We are on it now," he said. "Of course, this bothers some people. But no matter what, we will do the right thing.
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