Thousands of pro-Morsi Protesters Take to Turkey Streets
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Thousands of supporters of Egypt's ousted leader Mohammed Morsi took to the streets in Turkey on Saturday to denounce "massacres" of his loyalists.
Some 4,000 people gathered at a mosque in Istanbul shouting "Down with (army chief Abdel Fattah) al-Sisi" and "Morsi in power!" an Agence France Presse photographer reported.
Carrying Egyptian flags the protesters also implored the Muslim world to "help the Egyptian people who are being massacred."
In the central Turkish city of Konya, nearly 10,000 people turned out in support of Morsi and his embattled loyalists, according to the Dogan news agency.
Turkey, which backs Morsi, has hardened its tone towards Egypt, recalling its ambassador to Cairo over the violent crackdown, prompting a tit-for-tat move by Egypt.
Daily pro-Morsi demonstrations have since taken place in Turkey.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who heads the Islamic-rooted ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), had forged a close alliance with Morsi since he was elected in Egypt's first free election in June 2012.
17 August 2013, 19:09
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Unfortunately, Egypt seems to be doing the right thing and dissolving the MB in Egypt. Dodged a bullet there Egypt did.
17 August 2013, 20:30
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As you said, getting the MB dissolved in Egypt, should (but probably won't) raise a red flag against the Islamists in Turkey. Erdogan should begin feeling that he will be going the same way as Morsi, and the sooner the better.
17 August 2013, 22:42
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Couldn't agree more, phillipo.These Islamic fascists are protesting because their "right" to bind and enslave everyone else to their psychotic theocratic law was overthrown. The first 2 months or so after Morsi took power I was palpated, but when he started screwing with the constitution granting him almost supreme power over all aspects of Egyptian society and erect a theocratic autocracy, I was hoping quite a bit that the revolution wasn't over.
Even Morsi admitted in his first speech that he didn't win outright, and so would hold dialogue and referendums and such on important matters, and then you have him turning 180 and doing everything he shouldn't have. Eh, Turkey will have to face the KSA first and foremost to do much, and I'm willing to bet it won't.
