Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed he would hold a rally in Bosnia's capital Sarajevo after several European countries had banned Turkish politicians from holding pre-election rallies on their territories, Turkish media reported on Friday.
Upon his return from an official visit to South Korea on May 3, Erdogan said that “in an environment where some countries are debating whether to allow us to campaign, we prefer to come together with our citizens in Bosnia.”
“We will come together with our citizens from European countries in a hall in Bosnia,” the Turkish daily Hurriyet quoted Erdogan.
The news about Erdogan’s intention to hold a rally in Bosnia came amid the election campaign in Turkey, which is preparing to hold a snap general election on June 24 that Erdogan has called on in April.
Several European countries with signifcant Turkish communities, including Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, had said they would not allow Turkish politicians to come and hold pre-election campaign rallies there, citing public order concerns.
Turkey’s Embassy in Bosnia earlier said for N1 it did not have any official information about the President Erdogan’s visit to Sarajevo.
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