Turkish PM calls for Mubarak to stand down

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Turkey tells Mubarak to listen to the people

By Ibon Villelabeitia and Pinar Aydinli

ANKARA | Tue Feb 1, 2011 9:17am EST

(Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should heed his people's desire for change, Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, piling pressure on Mubarak to end his 30-year rule in the face of mass protests.

As hundreds of thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo, Erdogan stopped short of explicitly calling for Mubarak's resignation but urged the Egyptian leader to ponder his legacy.

"Mr. Hosni Mubarak: I want to make a very sincere recommendation, a very candid warning... All of us will die and will be questioned over what we left behind," Erdogan said in a speech to members of his ruling AK Party in Ankara ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/us-egypt-turkey-idUSTRE71047Y20110201