Turkey vows to reciprocate Egypt’s expulsion of envoy

23 November 2013 | 18:27 Code : 1924994 Latest Headlines

Turkey vowed to retaliate after Cairo decided Saturday to expel Ankara's ambassador over Turkish criticism of the Egyptian regime's crackdown on Islamists.

"We will take steps in reciprocity after comprehensive consultations with the Turkish ambassador," foreign ministry spokesman Levent Gumrukcu told AFP.