Moment Turkey's President Erdogan SLAPS a child on the face for not kissing his hand when he held it out on stage

This is nan infinitesimal nan President of Turkey slaps a kid crossed nan look connected shape for not kissing his manus aft he held it out.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been attending nan opening ceremonial of nan Aider Plateau Protection and Renewal Project successful nan bluish Rize state connected July 27 erstwhile nan incident took place.

During nan event, wherever nan leader was seen handing keys to nan caller homeowners of houses rebuilt arsenic portion of an urbanisation project, 2 young boys appeared connected shape to shake hands nan president aft he delivered a short speech.

In viral footage, Erdogan was seen extending his manus to nan 2 children truthful they could buss it but 1 hesitated for conscionable a infinitesimal while staring up astatine nan president.

Viewers were past near successful daze erstwhile Erdogan quickly flicked his wrist and slapped nan mini boy crossed nan face, earlier resuming his position and waiting for his kiss.

The kid appeared to beryllium giggling pursuing nan slap, but continued to look up astatine nan president for a infinitesimal earlier yet planting a buss connected nan apical of his hand.

Erogan - seemingly forgiving nan boy's behaviour - past handed some of nan children immoderate money arsenic a gift and hugged them earlier they climbed disconnected nan stage.

Although nan kid did not look fazed by nan 'slap', nan motion sparked chat connected societal media pinch immoderate users criticising nan Turkish leader's behaviour.

One wrote: 'I wonderment really he treats group down closed doors if he tin do that successful beforehand of nan camera'.

Another said: 'That's disgusting from Erdogan'.

'This world makes maine sicker by nan day,' commented a third.

However, immoderate users defended nan president's actions, explaining that kissing nan manus of an elder is simply a motion of respect successful Turkish culture.

One personification said: 'Love it. Kissing nan manus of your elders, parents, and grandparents is simply a motion of respect particularly successful Turkey. 

'If you don't do it you get corrected. Especially astatine a young age'.

But this is not nan first clip Erdogan has travel nether occurrence for specified an incident.

Previously, nan leader 'slapped' a kid who requested an autograph connected a Turkish nationalist squad T-shirt.

In 2021, astatine nan opening of nan Salarkha Tunnel successful Rize, Erdogan was spotted knocking a boy connected nan caput aft he shook nan ribbon.

And past year, nan president publically slapped his grandson, but later claimed he was 'stroking' him, according to reports. 

It comes aft Erdogan grabbed headlines connected Sunday for issuing an unfastened threat to invade Israel successful support of Palestine.

'We must beryllium very beardown truthful that Israel can't do these things to Palestine,' Erdogan sai, referring to nan warfare against Hamas successful Gaza.

'Just arsenic we entered [Nagorno-]Karabakh, conscionable arsenic we entered Libya, we mightiness do nan aforesaid to them. There is thing we can't do. We must only beryllium strong.'

Yesterday, Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz demanded that NATO expel Turkey complete Erdogan's threats to nonstop troops into Israel.

'In ray of Turkish President Erdogan's threats to invade Israel and his vulnerable rhetoric, Foreign Minister Israel Katz instructed diplomats … to urgently prosecute pinch each NATO members, calling for nan condemnation of Turkey and demanding its expulsion from nan location alliance,' nan Israeli overseas ministry said.

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, whose statement is nan largest successful nan Netherlands, called Erdogan an 'Islamofascist' and 'totally nuts' successful a societal media station connected Sunday pursuing nan president's comment, adding that Turkey 'should beryllium kicked retired of NATO.' 

Wilders has agelong projected booting Turkey from NATO, contempt nan state joining nan confederation successful 1952 and having nan second-largest army.

Erdogan's comments travel aft he antecedently called connected nan Islamic world to return action against Israel.

He said backmost successful May: 'I person immoderate words to opportunity to nan Islamic world: what are you waiting for to return a communal decision?'

'Israel is not conscionable a threat to Gaza but to each of humanity,' he said.

'No authorities is safe arsenic agelong arsenic Israel does not travel world rule and does not consciousness bound by world law,' Erdogan added, repeating an accusation that Israel is committing 'genocide' successful Gaza.

He besides called Israeli premier curate Benjamin Netanyahu a 'vampire' and accused him of sidesplitting 'innocent civilians successful their tents'.

Turkey has besides suspended each waste and acquisition pinch Israel complete its ongoing violative successful Gaza. 

NATO does not person a circumstantial system to suspend aliases expel a member, though members whitethorn voluntarily withdraw.