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The Grand Turk
Why the Arab world should beware of Erdogan, bearing gifts
2017-12-31
Indeed.
[ARABNEWS] Understanding the Ottoman Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...
’s regional ambitions needs no mind reader. For years, he has sought to meddle in Arab affairs, at times pretending to be a friend and, at others, openly hostile. His end game is now crystal clear.

Erdogan hopes to recreate the Ottoman Empire founded during the 13th century, or some version of it. In its heyday, the empire stretched across North Africa, the Middle East and swaths of Europe
Posted by:Fred

#2  Good chap that Erdogan. Please embrace the embrace.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-12-31 08:35  

#1  The care and feeding of the insatiable ego.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-12-31 00:14  

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