Turkish PM defends Egypt and Syria stance, criticizes EU at ambassadors? iftar dinner PM Erdoğan defended Turkey‘s stance vis-à-vis the military takeover in Egypt and Syria in his address to foreign ambassadors to Ankara ?Turkey is the voice of the oppressed in the world,? says PM Erdoğan Brushing aside once again criticism on Egypt, PM … Read more
Egypt voices ‘strong resentment’ at Turkey’s Morsi support Egypt’s interim government voiced “strong resentment” on Tuesday at comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan backing ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Criticizing Egypt coup does not amount to intervention in Egypt?s affairs: Turkish FM Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has refuted claims that Ankara has … Read more
Egypt PM struggles to form cabinet after Badie arrest ordered Egypt’s new leadership faced increased difficulties in forming an interim government after it issued a warrant for the arrest of the leader of the Islamist movement Egypt’s coup shakes Brotherhood’s Islamic partners in Turkey Turkey’s ruling party invested heavily in Egyptian President Morsi and the … Read more
Turkish PM urges ?so-called? new rulers of Egypt to release Morsi Turkish PM Erdoğan has again slammed the military overthrow of elected Egyptian President Morsi, raising his rhetoric against the countries that have shied away from describing the takeover as a ‘coup’ The Wikipedia War Over Egypt’s ‘Coup’ In recent days, the protests and clashes over the Egyptian military‘s July 3 … Read more
Egypt’s Islamists Turn Violent After Morsy’s Fall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFX1heljE9k CAIRO – Rallies in support of Mohammed Morsy were smaller than they had been previously during the day today, perhaps because supporters of the deposed president stayed away out of fear of violence. But while the numbers may have been down, reports of violence throughout the city suggested … Read more
Without politics, protest is at the mercy of the elites The Guardian (UK) Wednesday, July 3, 2013, p. 29 Seumas Milne From Egypt to Brazil street action is driving change ? but organisation is essential if it is not to be hijacked or disarmed. Two years after the Arab uprisings fuelled a wave of … Read more
Morsi, Egypt army pledge lives in ?Final Hours? showdown Egypt?s army commander and President Mohamed Morsi each pledged his life to defy the other as the hour approached. Egypt’s Morsi says he won’t step down to protect democratic ‘legitimacy’ with his life Egypt’s embattled president says he will not step down as demanded by millions … Read more
Morsi supporters rally in Istanbul A group of supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi gathered in Istanbul?s Fatih district on July 1. Egypt and Turkey There is a difference between Turkey and Egypt. To start off with no one can imagine the kind of gay pride parade Tahrir: Take 2 First, it was the fall of … Read more
I guess protesters in Egypt are more prone to pro-government thugs… not as scared as Turkish ones… for the moment… Egyptians flood streets to demand Morsi’s ouster in biggest protests since revolution Egyptians flooded the streets calling on President Morsi to resign on the anniversary of his turbulent first year in power, in the biggest … Read more