Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 23 August 2016: Turkey withdrew ambassador from Austria

Ankara withdrew the Turkish ambassador to Austria Kadria Ecvet Tezcan. Turkey made withdrawal due to the fact that Austria has loudly criticized the recent events in Turkey. At the press conference, Turkish Foreign Minister accused Austria of being a center of racism and Islamophobia and in supporting the Kurdish terrorist groups. The appeal of a diplomat is probably related to the demonstration in Vienna by Kurdish outlawed PKK (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê)‎, which is considered a terrorist group by the Government in Ankara, the US, and the EU.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, followed by many Turkish people, accused the West of concentrating more on the rights of participants in the recent coup and their supporters than on the coup, as well as the poor show of support for the government in Ankara. West fears that breaking accession talks may lead to the cancellation of the EU-Turkish agreement on immigrants.