Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he had no time to follow what his American counterpart posted on Twitter.

"When we saw Trump's Twitter posts, we couldn't even follow them," Erdogan told Turkish journalists on his return flight from Baku, Azerbaijan today.

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Turkish President Erdogan in Istanbul on 13 October Photo: Reuters.

The statement was made by Erdogan after Trump repeatedly posted conflicting information on Twitter regarding policy with Turkey after the country launched a Spring Peace campaign aimed at Kurdish militias in northeastern Syria. The Kurds are considered a close ally of the US in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) rebellion, but Turkey is considered a terrorist group.

The White House boss sometimes threatened Ankara for this military action, but later claimed that the United States had nothing to do with the Turkish-Kurdish war.

In a typical embarrassing tweet, Trump wrote: "Heavy sanctions are about to impose on Turkey! Do you think we will go to war with Turkey, a NATO member? The war is not there." The end will be over! "

In an interview today, Erdogan also shared with journalists about the content of the conversation with the US President earlier this week. "I told Trump, sometimes he is angry with the media, but now he is influenced by them. Don't listen to them, he is a strong leader. That is not suitable for a leader." strong religion '".

The Spring Peace campaign was launched by Turkey after the US withdrew 1,000 troops from Syria, which was seen as a green light from the White House for Ankara's offensive.

After receiving criticism for his decision to withdraw, Trump signed sanctions on Ankara, considering it sanctions against Turkish officials involved in a military operation in northern Syria.