Interesting detail/ After his release from prison, Erdogan took refuge with an Albanian family in Tetovo

2023-05-25 23:04:09Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Interesting detail/ After his release from prison, Erdogan took refuge with an
Erdogan in 1998

An interesting detail about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is that he lived for a period of time in Tetovo, Macedonia.

The former consul of Albania in Istanbul, Ermal Kaleci, said in "Opinion" that Erdogan lived there for several months in 1999.

It is learned that Erdogan took refuge with an Albanian family after his release from prison.

This is after in 1998 he was convicted of inciting religious hatred for reciting a poem comparing mosques to barracks and believers to an army. In this event, he was sentenced to 10 months in prison, of which he served only 4.

Blendi Fevziu: What was Erdogan doing in Tetovo?

Redi Shehu: I don't know, I'm hearing it for the first time, yes...

Ermal Kaleci: He had an Albanian friend.

Blendi Fevziu: Did he live a few months or longer?

Ermal Kaleci: He lived for a few months.

Blendi Fevziu: He left Turkey to protect himself and found shelter in Tetovo, with an Albanian family.


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