Swedish newspaper offers 1,000 euros in Erdoğan insult contest

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Ankara has yet to comment on the competition, but it will likely draw condemnation from Türkiye, which is already at odds with the Nordic country over its blatant tolerance of the PKK terrorist group.The competition, indeed, is promoted as a reaction to Türkiye’s criticism of a demonstration by PKK supporters last week in Stockholm, during which the crowd hanged an effigy of Erdoğan."Türkiye has told Sweden its Parliament cannot ratify Sweden’s NATO membership if they do not extradite the terrorists they have," Erdoğan said, referring to Sweden and Finland’s commitment last June as part of an agreement to take a firmer stance against terrorism to join the alliance.Citing a joint news conference he held last November with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Erdoğan said he told Sweden to extradite fugitive suspect Bülent Keneş to Türkiye, stressing the importance of the issue, as Keneş belongs to the terrorist Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).Saying that demonstrations by PKK supporters are often seen on the streets of the capital Stockholm, Erdoğan underlined Türkiye repeatedly warned Sweden about this, but "despite our warnings, unfortunately, there was no action on stopping PKK/YPG demonstrations.""

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