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Ironically, Erdogan has done exactly what the failed coup wanted to do in Turkey
Some conspiracy theorists think Erdogan himself was behind the coup – indeed, that is Gulen’s contention.
Yet the reality is more straightforward: he has seized an unexpected opportunity
- Pete Weatherby QC
- The Independent
If President Erdogan is to be believed, last year’s failed coup in Turkey was an attempt by his erstwhile ally, Fethullah Gulen – a conservative Islamist like him – to overthrow the Government and do away with the Constitution and National Assembly.
Gulen, it should be said, denies that he was in any way involved.
Still, while Turkey has had a chequered history on human rights – particularly with respect to the Kurds – it was a…
- Ironically, Erdogan has…