Erdoğan did not claim Trump apologised for Washington brawl: Spokesperson

"President Erdoğan didn’t say President Trump 'apologized' to him but he said he was 'saddened' by what happened"
Thursday, 21 September 2017 16:45

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not claim that U.S. President Donald Trump apologized to him over a brawl involving Turkish security officers, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın stated on Sept. 21.

"President Erdoğan didn’t say President Trump 'apologized' to him but he said he was 'saddened' by what happened. That is the correct translation," Kalın said in a tweet.

Following a translated interview with Erdoğan, U.S. TV show PBS NewsHour reported that the Turkish president had said Trump had "said he was sorry" for the incident in May, in which Erdoğan’s security detail brawled with protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington.      

The Sept. 19 report prompted the White House to deny that Trump had made such an apology during a telephone call between the leaders.