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Diplomatic tensions have flared up between Austria and Turkey after the Turkish ambassador in Vienna publically criticized Austria's stance towards integrating Muslims. The Austrian chancellor is said to be "outraged."

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6217656,00.html

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Turkish Envoy Causes Discontentedness of Austrian Public with Critical Remarks

By Liu Gang

2010-11-11 05:39:41

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/11/11/2021s604395.htm

The recent critical remarks of Turkish Ambassador to Austria, Kadri Ecved Tezcan, released by Austrian media on Wednesday, immediately caused a stir in Austria and aroused discontentedness among Austria public.

In a recent interview with the Austrian daily Die Presse, Tezcan fiercely criticized Austrian integration policy as well as the country of Austria and its nationals.

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Turkey's ambassador to Austria prompts immigration spat

Turkey's ambassador to Austria has been summoned to the foreign ministry in Vienna for criticising attitudes towards immigrants.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11725311

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Austria slams Turkish envoy's immigration criticism

Austria slams Turkish envoy's immigration criticism
10 November 2010 | 20:26 | FOCUS News Agency
Home / Southeast Europe and Balkans
Vienna. Vienna on Wednesday condemned critical comments by Turkey's ambassador about Austrian attitudes to immigration, saying his language was unacceptable for a diplomat, AFP reports.
Chancellor Werner Faymann was outraged by Kadri Ecved Tezcan's "unacceptable and unprofessional" comments published in a newspaper interview Tuesday, the government said in a statement.
Tezcan stirred up diplomatic tensions with a blunt critique of Austria's approach to integration and the stigmatisation of Turkish immigrations.
He added salt to the wounds when he suggested Vienna was not a fitting host for international organisations such as the United Nations.
Austria's Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger discussed the issue in a phone conversation on Wednesday with Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, who claimed he was unaware of the interview, Austria's APA news agency reported.

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n234981

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...i would ask Mr. Tezcan if in Turkey, there are examples of this "Integration" he suggests is lacking toward Immigrants in Europe.

...he should do well learning that there exists identities of Persons, but that in Modern States, as Individuals the People stand united for a Greatness that goes beyond their Nations.

in my humble opinion Ataturk rumbles in his grave, with what Kemalists are doing. it is a stagnation of thought that has left them divided, unstable, looking eastward without a western face.

interesting times to say the least. when one watches Turkey, one watches Iran, Syria, (and Brazil); i watch Pakistan, Afghanistan, (and Iraq).

yet, it is true that European Nations must accept The challenge of a European Union. with or without Turkey, that is not a reason to deny the need for a Muslim "face" within their own designs Internationally.