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Full-Time Whistle
Jan 16 2015
Erdogan invites Armenia leader to Gallipoli service
Editor : David JACKMAN
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned of a "clash
of civilisations" following the wake of the Islamist militant attacks
in Paris and he also appeared to criticise France for allowing the
wife of one of the gunmen to travel via Turkey to Syria.
Erdogan, a devout Sunni Muslim, has already accused the West of
hypocrisy after the attacks last week in which the gunmen killed 17,
including 12 at the offices of the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo.
The three gunmen were also killed.
Speaking at a businessmen's meeting in the capital Ankara, Erdogan
said Charlie Hebdo was known for its provocative publications.
"We are following with great concern the attacks against Islam hidden
behind the attack on the satirical magazine in France," said Erdogan,
who has become an increasingly vocal critic of what he sees as
mounting Islamaphobia in the West.
"Despite all our efforts to prevent it, the clash of civilisations
thesis is being brought to life."
Charlie Hebdo has published numerous cartoons mocking religious.
Erdogan said the decision to print millions of copies of the magazine
had nothing to do with freedom of expression and was instead
"terrorising the freedom of others".
A Turkish newspaper which reproduced part of the magazine is currently
being investigated by prosecutors.
Without giving names, Erdogan also appeared to take aim at the French
authorities for allowing Hayat Boumeddiene, the wife of one of the
gunmen, to travel to Turkey in the days before the attacks. She is now
thought to be in Syria. "They are talking about people who go through
Turkey, but they should first learn how to check passports when these
people are leaving their own country," Erdogan said.
Turkey has tightened its border security after facing criticism for
allowing hundreds of European would-be militants transit into
neighbouring Syria to join up with radical groups, including Islamic
State.
A French official said this week that intelligence co-operation
between Paris and Ankara was strong and emphasised that Turkey was not
at fault for not picking up Boumeddiene.
"This is not and should not become an issue, because there's lots
still to do, there's other people that we need to track. We're not
blaming Turkey at all," the official told Reuters.
http://full-timewhistle.com/world-21/erdogan-invites-armenia-leader-to-gallipoli-service-3427.html
Jan 16 2015
Erdogan invites Armenia leader to Gallipoli service
Editor : David JACKMAN
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned of a "clash
of civilisations" following the wake of the Islamist militant attacks
in Paris and he also appeared to criticise France for allowing the
wife of one of the gunmen to travel via Turkey to Syria.
Erdogan, a devout Sunni Muslim, has already accused the West of
hypocrisy after the attacks last week in which the gunmen killed 17,
including 12 at the offices of the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo.
The three gunmen were also killed.
Speaking at a businessmen's meeting in the capital Ankara, Erdogan
said Charlie Hebdo was known for its provocative publications.
"We are following with great concern the attacks against Islam hidden
behind the attack on the satirical magazine in France," said Erdogan,
who has become an increasingly vocal critic of what he sees as
mounting Islamaphobia in the West.
"Despite all our efforts to prevent it, the clash of civilisations
thesis is being brought to life."
Charlie Hebdo has published numerous cartoons mocking religious.
Erdogan said the decision to print millions of copies of the magazine
had nothing to do with freedom of expression and was instead
"terrorising the freedom of others".
A Turkish newspaper which reproduced part of the magazine is currently
being investigated by prosecutors.
Without giving names, Erdogan also appeared to take aim at the French
authorities for allowing Hayat Boumeddiene, the wife of one of the
gunmen, to travel to Turkey in the days before the attacks. She is now
thought to be in Syria. "They are talking about people who go through
Turkey, but they should first learn how to check passports when these
people are leaving their own country," Erdogan said.
Turkey has tightened its border security after facing criticism for
allowing hundreds of European would-be militants transit into
neighbouring Syria to join up with radical groups, including Islamic
State.
A French official said this week that intelligence co-operation
between Paris and Ankara was strong and emphasised that Turkey was not
at fault for not picking up Boumeddiene.
"This is not and should not become an issue, because there's lots
still to do, there's other people that we need to track. We're not
blaming Turkey at all," the official told Reuters.
http://full-timewhistle.com/world-21/erdogan-invites-armenia-leader-to-gallipoli-service-3427.html