Turks urged to boycott French goods

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called yesterday for Turks to boycott French goods and urged European Union leaders to halt French leader Emmanuel Macron’s ‘‘antiIslam’’ agenda.

For a third day running, Erdogan said the French president needed a mental health check, repeating a rebuke that caused France to recall its ambassador from Ankara over the weekend.

‘‘Just like they say ‘Don’t buy goods with Turkish brands’ in France, I am calling to all my citizens from here to never help French brands or buy them,’’ Erdogan said.

‘‘European leaders with foresight and morals . . . must put an end to the antiIslam agenda and hate campaign that Macron is leading,’’ he said.

Early yesterday, the French Embassy in Ankara issued a warning to French nationals living and travelling in Turkey to exercise ‘‘great vigilance’’. — Reuters