EU Minister Ömer Çelik’s remarks regarding Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik, criticised the rhetoric of Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern for being more extreme about Türkiye than extreme right wing.

Sharing his comments on Twitter, EU Minister Ömer Çelik stated that extreme rightists' coming into power in key EU countries would bear major problems. "In fact, Austrian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister are using more extreme expressions about Türkiye than extreme right wingers," he added.

Pointing out that those who made "more extreme" speeches in order to balance the moves of extreme rightists lost in the elections, EU Minister Ömer Çelik continued:

"Those who use similar expressions about Türkiye to compete with extreme rightists have lost or weakened in the elections across Europe. Especially the anti-Turkish remarks of the Austrian Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister on all EU grounds are making them lose. The people who produce anti-Turkish and Islamophobic politics in order to compete with the extreme rightists are making extreme right and racism stronger."

Stating that all the mainstream politicians in Europe who competed with extreme rightists in the same lane instead of fighting them lost, EU Minister Ömer Çelik said the extreme right movements threatened the EU and peace.