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Why was the West indifferent to – or in favour of - the Turkey coup?http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/why-was-west-indifferent-if-not-favour-turkey-coup-1849498663
It is no secret that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the AKP are “Islamists”. For sure, the political system is secular, but the party does not hide its sympathies and President Erdogan has regularly criticised the West when it comes to foreign policy issues. These include issues pertaining to the Arab Spring, such as the military coup in Egypt and the Syrian conflict, which has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. Moreover the Israeli occupation has regularly been criticised by Turkey, which maintains good relations with Hamas.