Turkey PM blasts Egypt ‘coup’ as enemy of democracy
Turkey PM blasts Egypt ‘coup’ as enemy of democracy – Israel News, Ynetnews.
Erdogan stands by Muslim Brotherhood, chastises West for ‘double standard’; ‘West failed sincerity test,’ he accuses, warns military coups carry heavy price
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Turkey‘s prime minister on Friday condemned the military intervention that toppled Egypt’s Islamist president Mohamed Morsi as an enemy of democracy, and chastised the West for failing to brand the ouster a coup.
Referring to his country’s history of coups, Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that such military uprisings come at a heavy price and must not be tolerated.Brotherhood
“No matter where they are… coups are bad,” Erdogan said in televised remarks. “Coups are clearly enemies of democracy.
“Those who rely on the guns in their hands, those who rely on the power of the media cannot build democracy…. Democracy can only be built at ballot box,” said Erdogan, who had forged friendly relations with Morsi during the Egyptian’s one-year in power.
Erdogan also lashed out at the West for shying away from calling the military intervention a coup, while welcoming the African Union’s decision to suspend Egypt over the army’s actions.
“The West has failed the sincerity test,” said Erdogan. “No offence, but democracy does not accept
double standards.”
Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo (Photo: Reuters)
Pro-Morsi demonstrators (Photo: Reuters)
World powers have urged Egypt to return to democracy, but the call was offset by a lack of condemnation of the overthrow of the Islamist leader.
Referring to coups in Turkey’s recent history, Erdogan said his country served as a “very important reference” to Egypt on why military uprisings must not be tolerated.
Turkey’s once omnipotent army, which has long considered itself as the self-appointed guardian of Turkish secularism, has staged four coups in half a century.
“Each military coup, with no exception, has caused Turkey to lose decades,” Erdogan said.
“Each military coup has paralyzed Turkish economy. Each military coup has caused the country, nation and young generations to pay heavy prices.”
Since coming to power in 2002, Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted government has sought to curb the powers of the military, throwing hundreds of army officers behind bars for alleged coup plots.
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WarSclerotic 
July 5, 2013 at 8:50 PM
His underwear is getting wet from fear.
July 5, 2013 at 11:26 PM
According to a Libyan intelligence document, the Muslim Brotherhood, including Egyptian President Morsi, were involved in the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, where several Americans, including U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, were killed.
July 5, 2013 at 11:26 PM
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/from-the-arab-world/libyan-intelligence-muslim-brotherhood-morsi-involved-in-u-s-consulate-attack/
July 6, 2013 at 1:07 AM
Erdogan, you moron.
You don’t understand what democracy really is.
Democracy is not mob rule.
Democracy does not mean that the majority can do with the minority whatever they like.
If the majority decides to kill the minority or if the majority decides to abolish democracy that would not reflect what is commonly defined as democracy.
There are certain limits to that what the majority can do (like the universal human rights). These are the limits that protect the minority.
Coups are not always bad.
If the German military had ousted Hitler who was elected by a majority the world would have seen much less bloodshed.
Never mind that Hitler abolished democracy after he came to power.
In any case. Being the hypocrite that he is he has the gall to lecture others about democracy when he once famously said; “Democracy is like a train. We shall get out when we arrive at the station we want.”.
We know that he has not yet arrived at the station he wants.
July 6, 2013 at 3:44 AM
““No matter where they are… coups are bad,” Erdogan said in televised remarks. “Coups are clearly enemies of democracy.”
Except of course in Syria….
July 6, 2013 at 4:54 AM
Spoken from the mouthpiece of the perfect example of democracy. I’ll take you seriously when your mullahs allow real elections.
July 6, 2013 at 11:09 AM
he’s badly needing a turkish spring