Turkey 🇹🇷 abandons NATO drill in Norway

Turkey has pulled its troops out of a Nato exercise in Norway over an alleged insult to its political leaders. 

Reports said that an image of the "enemy" in the mock exercise was actually a photo of modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. 

Turkish media also reported that a fake social media account in the name of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was used to send anti-Nato messages.Turkey withdrew all 40 of its participating troops in response. 

The country has the second largest military force in Nato, and is involved both in coalition efforts against so-called Islamic State and in Nato's Afghanistan mission. 

Norway's Defence Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen issued a statement of apology for the incident, which he blamed on a single individual. 

He said the messages had been sent on the private computer network used in the drill, "and in no way" reflected Norway's views. 
Turkish broadcaster NTV said that one person involved was a Norwegian officer of Turkish descent.

UCJ, UNILORIN.