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
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.