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Turkey summons Swedish envoy over ‘insulting content’ about Erdogan on TV -Anadolu

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ISTANBUL — The Swedish ambassador was summoned to Turkey’s foreign ministry over “insulting content” about President Tayyip Erdogan aired on Swedish state television, Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu Agency said on Wednesday.

Ambassador Staffan Herrstrom was told that the “impertinent and ugly expression and images” about Erdogan and Turkey were unacceptable, Anadolu said.

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The move comes as a Swedish delegation was expected in Ankara to discuss details about the extradition of people Turkey regards as terrorists, which Ankara says is a condition to approve Sweden and Finland’s bids to join NATO. (Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)