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Why Turkey’s Disapproval of the West’s Response to the Coup Has Limited Merit

Chatham House

10 August 2016

Fadi HakuraAssociate Fellow, Europe Programme

Although Turks across the political and ideological spectrum are seething at the West’s apparently lukewarm condemnation of the abortive coup on July 15, there are valid reasons behind the response

A Turkish flag attached to helium balloons as people gather to protest at Konak Square, Izmir during the July 15 failed military coup attempt. Photo by Getty Images

Signs of growing anger at the restrained denunciation of Pennsylvania-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen – whose followers are thought to have played a key role in the attempted coup – …read more

Source: Chatham House

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