Boris charms Turks – with his washing machine!

BORIS Johnson has heaped praise on his Turkish-built washing machine after the country’s prime minister warned that the Foreign Secretary needed to make amends after penning a rude poem about its head of state.

Mr Johnson used his first official visit to the nation to enthuse about the “beautiful, very well-functioning Turkish washing machine” he has in London.

The unusual charm offensive came after Mr Johnson sparked controversy in May by using a satirical limerick to describe president Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “wankerer” who had sex with a goat.

Mr Johnson hit on the novel “washing machine diplomacy” agenda as he talked up the trade links between the UK and Turkey.

“I am certainly the proud possessor of a beautiful, very wellfunctioning Turkish washing machine, like so many other people in my country,” Mr Johnson said at a joint press conference with Turkish EU affairs minister Omer Celik.

Mr Johnson, who has Turkish ancestry, was awarded a £1,000 prize by the Spectator in May for winning the magazine’s competition to write the most offensive poem possible about the key regional power broker.

The limerick read: “There was a young fellow from Ankara. Who was a terrific wankerer. Till he sowed his wild oats. With the help of a goat. But he didn’t even stop to thankera.”