Turkey summoned a top American diplomat Sunday after the U.S. Embassy's official Twitter account 'liked' a tweet that said the people of Turkey should prepare for a political era without the leader of Turkey's national party, who is reportedly ill.
Turkey summoned a top American diplomat Sunday after the U.S. Embassy's official Twitter account"liked" a tweet that said the people of Turkey should prepare for a political era without the leader of Turkey's national party, who is reportedly ill.
Many interpreted the tweet as suggesting that the nationalist leader Devlet Bahceli could soon die. The tweet was posted by a journalist Turkey accuses of having links to a network led by a cleric who is blamed for a 2016 failed coup attempt. Turkish media reports say the journalist, Ergun Babahan, is wanted in Turkey.
The incident occurred at a time when ties between Turkey and the U.S. are strained over Syria policies. Turkey is accusing Washington of not acting fast enough toward the creation of a so-called safe zone in northeast Syria that would keep U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters away from the Turkish-Syrian. Disagreements remain on the size of the zone.Meanwhile, Erdogan and U.
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