Turkey has summoned Sweden's ambassador to Ankara to protest towards "insulting" photographs of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Kurdish "propaganda" -- that includes Erdogan's face -- was allegedly projected onto the Turkish Embassy constructing in Stockholm.
The protest was reportedly held by supporters of the Kurdistan Employees Get together (PKK), which Turkey and the European Union each contemplate a terrorist organisation.
Turkey's international ministry condemned the photographs and has referred to as for an investigation, based on the state-run Anadolu Company.
Swedish ambassador Staffan Herrstrom was additionally summoned to the ministry on Monday, the company added.
The incident comes at a delicate time in bilateral relations, as Sweden and Finland are looking for Turkey's approval of their bid to hitch NATO.
The 2 Nordic international locations deserted their longstanding insurance policies of navy nonalignment this yr after Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
However NATO-member Turkey has not but endorsed their accession, which requires unanimous approval from current alliance members.
Ankara has repeatedly referred to as on Sweden to take “concrete steps” towards teams that Turkey considers to be safety threats.
Erdogan’s authorities is urgent the 2 international locations to crack down on supporters of the outlawed PKK, in addition to these suspected of orchestrating a failed 2016 coup in Turkey.
Earlier this month, Sweden’s prime minister Ulf Kristersson visited Turkey and pledged to work towards countering “terrorism” threats to Turkey.
The summoning of the ambassador additionally comes as Turkey threatens to launch a floor offensive towards Kurdish militants in Syria.
Not less than two individuals had been killed in suspected strikes within the Turkish border city of Karkamis on Monday.
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