Boris Johnson faces diplomatic storm as he jets into Turkey after calling President Erdogan a ‘w*****’ who has sex with goats
Foreign Secretary won an offensive poetry competition in response to the country's media clampdown earlier this year
BORIS Johnson faces a diplomatic storm after jetting into Turkey – four months after calling President Erdogan a “w****r”.
The Foreign Secretary began a two-day trip tonight, and is expected to hold talks with counterpart Ahmet Cavusoglu, other Government officials and representatives of the Syrian opposition about a “range of issues”.
But he faces a stormy visit after spending the entire Brexit campaign warning UK voters about the huge risks of Turkey becoming an EU member state.
And in May he won the Spectator’s “most offensive Erdogan poem” competition – launched by the magazine in response to Turkey’s media clampdown.
The £1,000 limerick joked about Turkish President Recep Erdogan having sex with a goat.
BoJo wrote: “There was a young fellow from Ankara.
“Who was a terrific wa***erer. Till he sowed his wild oats.
“With the help of a goat. But he didn’t even stop to thankera.”
In July, Turkish PM Binali Yidrim urged the Tory to “make it up” with the Turks. He told the BBC: “Turks aren’t a threat for Europe.
“It’s a big nation that will take over a big portion of burden from Europe.”
Asked if he had a direct message, he said: “May God help him and reform him.
“And I hope he won’t make any more mistakes and tries to make it up with the Turks.”
Boris’ paternal great-grandfather was a Turkish politician and journalist in the early 1900s. He was lynched by a mob in 1920.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “The Foreign Secretary will visit Turkey from 26-28 September for a range of talks with Turkish counterparts and the Turkish-based Syrian opposition.”