Turkey declares ambassadors of 10 countries personae non-gratae

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has instructed the Foreign Ministry to declare the ambassadors of the United States, Canada, France, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden personae non-gratae, Report in forms

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors and reminded them of the need to comply with the Vienna Convention.

The Turkish authorities declared the diplomats personae non-gratae due to their statements on social networks regarding the trial of Osman Kavala, accused of plotting a coup in July 2016.