[THELOCAL.DE] Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him...
on Thursday rebuked German Chancellor Angela Merkel
...current chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as
Mom...
for using the expression "Islamist terrorism", saying the phrase was not correct and saddened Moslems.
Speaking after a critical bilateral meeting with Erdogan, Merkel spoke of the need for
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
and Germany to cooperate even further to fight against terror, including "Islamist terrorism" and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) hard boys.
"We spoke in detail about... the questions of the fight against Islamist terrorism, against every form of terrorism, also the terrorism of the PKK," she said alongside Erdogan at his palace in Ankara.
"We agree we want to cooperate, we are all affected by this. We agreed to have closer cooperation in the future," she said.
Erdogan, sitting next to Merkel, was stony-faced as she spoke.
Many Moslems oppose any equating of Islam and terror, arguing those who commit crimes purportedly in the name of Islam have nothing to do with a religion that espouses peace.
"This expression 'Islamist terror' seriously saddens us Moslems," Erdogan replied, glancing sternly at the German chancellor.
"Such an expression is not correct because Islam and terror cannot be associated. The meaning of Islam is peace."