Greece Warned Turkey Hours before the 2016 Coup Attempt
Date posted: July 18, 2020
Former military chief and defence minister Evangelos Apostolakis says Greece warned Turkey hours before the 2016 coup attempt after receiving information about plan.
If helps _ Here's machine translation of article featuring his remarks into Turkish (cannot tell if accurate) pic.twitter.com/R1OAgelqQc
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NY Times Editorial Board: Mr. Erdogan’s Reckless Revenge
At such a time, one would hope for a leader willing and eager to unify his people under the rule of law, to reaffirm democratic values and to address the grievances that motivated the plotters in the first place. So far, Mr. Erdogan seems determined to fail this test of leadership.
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