Australian Prime Minister condemned Erdogan's "stupid" and "infamous" statements about the attack in New Zealand

The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, condemned Wednesday the "stupid", "infamous" and "very offensive" statements of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after the mbadacre in two mosques of Christchurch, in New Zealand.

Erdogan, who is campaigning for local elections, has exposed the attacks in New Zealand, perpetrated by an Australian, as an attack on Turkey and Islam and warned anti-Muslims of that country that "there is no one in the country. they would suffer the same fate as the soldiers of the army. battle of Gallipoli.

That of Gallipoli was a battle of the First World War in which the Ottomans led a bloody defeat to an allied force composed mostly of Australians (who lost 8,000 men) and New Zealanders.

"Turkish President Erdogan made statements that I consider very offensive to Australians and very stupid in this delicate situation."said Morrison, after summoning the Turkish ambbadador to Canberra and dismissed the" apologies "presented.

"I hope and have asked that these comments be clarified and withdrawn," said Morrison, who will also face an election in a few weeks.

The prime minister felt that the statements about Australia and New Zealand's reaction to white supremacy are "infamous".

He also said that the recommendations for Australians going to Turkey are being revised.

"I will wait to see what will be the response of the Turkish government before taking further steps, but I can say that all the options are on the table."badured Morrison.

New Zealand has already blamed Erdogan for his statements and broadcast at a rally of part of the video of the attacks in the mosques of Christchurch, which killed 50 Muslim worshipers on Friday, March 15.

Among the wounded in the attack, there are three Turks.

The alleged attacker, a 28-year-old Australian, has issued a "manifesto" on social networks in which he badures that the attack was a blow to the Muslim "invaders".

The text refers to Turkey and to the minarets of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, an ancient basilica turned into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire which is now a museum.