Posts tagged with "Fethullah Gulen"
Post failed coup, Turkey’s Erdogan heads to Russia for talks with Putin
Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Russia this week as part of efforts to rebuild ties shattered by Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane last year — just as Turkey’s relations with traditional allies the United States and Europe show increasing strain amid Ankara’s crackdown following a failed coup.
File photo of Erdogan with Putin.
Tuesday’s visit to St. Petersburg for talks with Russian President Vladimir...
Turkey coup: Erdogan needs to remain in control because we can’t afford another Iraq
By now it seems that that the audacious coup attempt in Turkey by a section of the country’s military forces has failed to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. If that is the case — the situation is extremely fluid still — it is probably for the better because toppling of the country’s elected leader may dangerously destabilise a western ally in a region already reeling from war, terrorism and mass migration.
Turkey President Recep...