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(ANTIMEDIA) Sweden — Marking the first time Sweden country has ever lodged a complaint against a head-of-state, this week five members of parliament (MPs) from the Scandinavian country officially accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of genocide.

(COMMONDREAMS) — Turkey’s opposition leader declared a new beginning for the country and demanded reforms to the country’s current government at a huge pro-democracy rally in Istanbul on Sunday.

(ANTIWAR.COM) — When Turkish troops were deployed to a military base in Qatar, it was huge news across the region, primarily because it was a show of support by the Erdogan government for the emirate at a time when many of Qatar’s neighbors are blocking them.

Dr Can Erimtan
21st Century Wire 
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (or the Prez) and his Justice and Development Party (or AKP) are now moving Turkey ever closer to its Arab neighbours in the south. At the same time, however, he is also forging ties in the north, namely with Vladimir Putin (or the Czar) and  Russia.

Dr Can Erimtan
21st Century Wire
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (aka the Prez) and his ruling Justice and Development Party (or AKP) have for years been working hard to alter the appearance as well as the substance of the nation-state that is Turkey. And in this respect, the figure of the Turkish President himself seems to have been the ultimate prime-mover, forcing the execution of effective changes while simultaneously constantly dominating the headlines.

Source : Consortium News, Jonathan Marshall, 19-04-2017
Exclusif: La poussée du Président turc Erdogan vers un autoritarisme nationaliste a un allié important du côté du parti néo-fasciste Grey Wolves ( Loups Gris ) rapporte Jonathan Marshall.
Par Jonathan Marshall.

(MEE) The United States said on Tuesday it started distributing arms to Syrian Kurdish militia battling to help retake the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State group (IS), moving ahead with a war plan that has angered NATO ally Turkey.

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Enes Kanter is a Turkish national playing in the NBA.
Kanter is openly critical of the Erdogan regime, and his recent travel experience shows how susceptible citizens are to government control, even when traveling freely outside their country’s borders.
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American activists want to know if Turkey’s President Erdogan personally ordered his security to attack protestors in Washington DC, and say President Donald Trump needs to stand up for them.
New VOA video released on Thursday shows that the Turkish President watched his supporters, including members of his security detail, charge toward protesters in the grassy Sheridan Circle.