Politics

Turkey’s president defiant in the face of American criticism

Written by Teunis Felter

In a highly defensive speech at Brookings Institution in Washington on Thursday, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chided the West for separating “good terrorists” from “bad terrorists,” described his crackdown on journalists as a crackdown on terrorism, and said he had no problem with criticism, but would keep prosecuting anyone who “insulted” him.

http://www.politico.eu/article/turkeys-president-defiant-in-the-face-of-american-criticism/

 

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.