A park named after Dzhokhar Dudayev was opened in the city of Kerfez, Kocaeli province in northwestern Turkey on December 10. According to the TRT television channel, local authorities called the leader of the separatist movement in Chechnya a symbol of the "struggle for freedom." The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, was outraged that the state in the Middle East had decided to immortalize the name of the terrorist. He turned to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, threatening to "retaliate."

"Direct threat"

"Friends, I was approached by representatives of the parliament of the Chechen Republic, security agencies and the clergy with a request to respond to the actions of the Turkish authorities, which cover up terrorists who have committed crimes in Russia," wrote Kadyrov on his Telegram channel on the evening of December 21.

According to him, “bandits and thugs” who have committed crimes in the Russian Federation find refuge in Turkey, and organize gatherings and events there to rename parks in honor of “terrorists involved in the deaths of thousands of civilians”.

The head of Chechnya asked Erdogan to decide whether his state "publicly supports terrorists" or advocates "transparent and honest relations with the Russian Federation, without changing its beliefs behind its back."

If Turkey continues "defiant and provocative anti-Russian actions", Kadyrov will reserve "the right to retaliate."

"For example, in this case, it is quite logical and politically" mirror "from our side to immortalize in Grozny the name of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving a life sentence in one of the Turkish prisons," the politician said.

Kadyrov also appealed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. He stressed that "the current actions of the Turkish authorities are a direct threat to Russian-Turkish relations, which have been developing for centuries." The head of Chechnya called for "preemptive diplomatic measures to be taken against such manifestations."

"Fundamental position"

Earlier, on December 15, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova commented at a briefing on the appearance of the Dudayev park with an area of ​​15 thousand square meters 90 kilometers from Istanbul.

“You know our principled position regarding the erection of any kind of monuments to extremists, terrorists, militants and collaborationists. This position is invariable, principled and applies to any country, point, "- said Zakharova during the briefing.

Terrorist separatist

Dzhokhar Dudayev - Major General of Aviation, leader of the separatist movement in Chechnya, who advocated the separation of the republic from Russia. He became the first president of the "Chechen Republic of Ichkeria", a terrorist organization recognized in the Russian Federation.

Dudaev led the fighting against Russian federal forces. He was killed on April 21, 1996 near the Chechen village of Gekhi-Chu.

Foreign policy on the Telegram channel

Ramzan Kadyrov's current appeal to the head of state with threats via the Telegram channel is not new. So, in October 2020, the head of Chechnya published in a messenger a rude appeal to French President Emmanuel Macron.

The politician did not like the fact that the French authorities support the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, and the leader of the Fifth Republic said that he wants to build "enlightened Islam" in the country, "free Islam in France from foreign influence and tighten control over the financing of mosques."

“I don't know what state Macron was in when he made this statement, but the consequences of such a reaction can be very tragic. The French President himself is now becoming like a terrorist. Supporting provocations, he covertly calls on Muslims to commit crimes, ”Kadyrov wrote at the time.

He stressed that such a policy never ended in good in history, and reproached Macron with disrespect for religion, culture and morality, and also in an attempt to cover up his delusions with a desire to restore order.

“Hiding behind all this time with false words about the highest human values, by your behavior and actions you are forcing people to commit crimes. And if you do not want to understand simple truths, then be prepared for the fact that Muslims around the world will not allow the name of the great prophet Muhammad to be insulted. You can not even doubt it, ”Kadyrov concluded.

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