<p>French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday accused Turkey of "trying to whip up hatred" against France, continuing a war of words between the two NATO allies over Islam.</p>.<p>On Saturday, France said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed his mental health checked.</p>.<p>Erdogan accused Macron of having a "problem" with Islam and with Muslims for defending the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed -- an act for which a French schoolteacher was murdered last week.</p>.<p>Le Drian slammed the "insults" against Macron, describing them as "unacceptable conduct" from an ally.</p>.<p>Ankara's "hateful, slanderous propaganda against France" revealed a desire to "whip up hate against us and in our midst," he added.</p>.<p>He also reiterated France's disappointment at Turkey's failure to condemn the gruesome killing of teacher Samuel Paty or to express solidarity with France in the aftermath of the attack.</p>.<p>Paty was beheaded by an 18-year-old Chechen for showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed during a class on freedom of speech.</p>.<p>The attack caused deep shock in France, coming five years after a jihadist massacre at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which first published the cartoons seen by many Muslims as offensive.</p>.<p>Macron hailed Paty as a "silent hero" who upheld France's secular values and vowed that the country would "not give up our cartoons", incensing Erdogan.</p>.<p>"What can one say about a head of state who treats millions of members from different faith groups this way: first of all, have mental checks," Erdogan said in a televised address.</p>.<p>"Macron needs mental treatment," he added.</p>.<p>France and Turkey are at loggerheads over a range of issues including maritime rights in the eastern Mediterranean, Libya, Syria and the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.</p>.<p>Erdogan has frequently taken aim at Macron, referring to him as "brain dead" last year after the French leader used the term to describe the state of NATO.</p>
<p>French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday accused Turkey of "trying to whip up hatred" against France, continuing a war of words between the two NATO allies over Islam.</p>.<p>On Saturday, France said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed his mental health checked.</p>.<p>Erdogan accused Macron of having a "problem" with Islam and with Muslims for defending the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed -- an act for which a French schoolteacher was murdered last week.</p>.<p>Le Drian slammed the "insults" against Macron, describing them as "unacceptable conduct" from an ally.</p>.<p>Ankara's "hateful, slanderous propaganda against France" revealed a desire to "whip up hate against us and in our midst," he added.</p>.<p>He also reiterated France's disappointment at Turkey's failure to condemn the gruesome killing of teacher Samuel Paty or to express solidarity with France in the aftermath of the attack.</p>.<p>Paty was beheaded by an 18-year-old Chechen for showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed during a class on freedom of speech.</p>.<p>The attack caused deep shock in France, coming five years after a jihadist massacre at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which first published the cartoons seen by many Muslims as offensive.</p>.<p>Macron hailed Paty as a "silent hero" who upheld France's secular values and vowed that the country would "not give up our cartoons", incensing Erdogan.</p>.<p>"What can one say about a head of state who treats millions of members from different faith groups this way: first of all, have mental checks," Erdogan said in a televised address.</p>.<p>"Macron needs mental treatment," he added.</p>.<p>France and Turkey are at loggerheads over a range of issues including maritime rights in the eastern Mediterranean, Libya, Syria and the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.</p>.<p>Erdogan has frequently taken aim at Macron, referring to him as "brain dead" last year after the French leader used the term to describe the state of NATO.</p>