ANKARA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass over a clash outside the Turkish embassy chancery in Washington D.C. during President Erdogan's visit to Washington last week.
In a statement released on Monday, Turkey protested against the "aggressive and unprofessional actions" of American security personnel toward the foreign minister's protection team outside the Turkish embassy chancery.
The ministry said "a written and verbal protest" was delivered to the U.S. ambassador over the actions of the American personnel that was "contrary to diplomatic rules and practices."
The ministry formally requested that the U.S. authorities conduct a "full investigation" into the diplomatic incident and "provide the necessary explanation."
This summon is the latest development of the incident between protesters and Turkish security personnel during Erdogan's visit.
On May 17, the U.S. State Department summoned Turkish Ambassador Serdar Kilic, and condemned the violent attack by Turkish security personnel on protesters as an assault on free speech.
On the same day, however, the Turkish Embassy said in a statement that the demonstrators in front of chancery had been "aggressively provoking Turkish-American citizens who had peacefully assembled to greet the president."
