TURKISH President Recep Erdogan has called on his countrymen and women who have emigrated to the West to have loads of children and become the “future of Europe”.

Erdogan made the comments while campaigning for a referendum to give him more presidential powers.

2 President Recep Erdogan is outraged that EU leaders won't allow him to stage rallies encouraging immigrant Turks to vote him more powers Credit: AP:Associated Press

The Turkish leader urged the immigrants in European countries to have big families to "fight the injustices of the West".

He said: “Go live in better neighbourhoods. Drive the best cars. Live in the best houses.

“Make not three, but five children.

“Because you are the future of Europe.

“That will be the best response to the injustices against you."

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Erdogan has spent the past week slamming European nations — especially the Netherlands and Germany— after Turkish ministers were stop from carrying out campaign meetings there as part of his referendum to gain more powers.

Some 2.5 million Turkish citizens living in Europe are eligible to vote in elections in their homeland.

But millions more people living in western Europe states have Turkish roots.

Enraged at not being allowed to stage rallies, Erdogan has this week threatened to tear up a key migrant deal with the EU that is currently holding back a tide of migration from the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

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