Posts tagged with "Ottoman Empire"
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...