Barack Obama backs President Erdogan as world leaders express concern
Source: The Independent
The United States has called on all parties in Turkey to support President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government against a coup attempt by the military - with other world leaders expressing concern about the upheaval in a Nato member country.
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by phone and gave their support to Mr Erdogan.
The President and Secretary agreed that all parties in Turkey should support the democratically-elected government of Turkey, show restraint, and avoid any violence or bloodshed, the White House said in a statement.
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jamzrockz
(1,333 posts)would mean a non ISIS supporting Turkey. Turkey was warming up to Russia and their fight against terrorism and trying to normalize relationship with the Syria govt. I hope this event doesn't derail this.
Cayenne
(480 posts)it seems that maybe the irked Erdogan was going to, and still might, pivot to Russia and show NATO and the EU the finger.
7962
(11,841 posts)because Erdogan IS the elected head of the state. But seeing him slide towards islamist behavior means seeing him tossed may not be such a bad thing.
but the President HAS to state that he's backing him, because if he doesnt and the coup fails, working with Turkey becomes a WHOLE lot harder
Statistical
(19,264 posts)Saying anyone should support that Islamofascist homophobic piece of garbage is just disgusting.
840high
(17,196 posts)alfredo
(60,074 posts)Democat
(11,617 posts)He could have stayed out of it and seen where the coup went. Erdogan will not "avoid any violence or bloodshed" himself.