Erdogan issues ‘crazy Turk’ attack threat

In the latest installment of threatening rhetoric, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Greece with a "crazy Turk" attack if it does not wise up. 

Speaking at a rally in Istanbul on Friday, he said Turkey's Tayfun missile has scared Greece and stressed, "We are not so concerned about striking Athens as long as you [Greece] are smart." 

"If you militarize the islands, will we sit with our hands tied? Look [Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos] Mitsotakis, you are talking left and right again. Know this: If you try to make a mistake, you know that the crazy Turks will make an attack. But if you stay smart and well-behaved, we have no business with you," he said.

Erdogan's incendiary rhetoric followed other strong statements shortly after Friday prayers, when he was asked by reporters about the statement by Mitsotakis in Davos that "the issue of the...