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Looking at the video it sure looks like the Turkish security force were the aggressors and now they say the US is the problem.
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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry lodged a formal protest Monday with the U.S. ambassador to Ankara over what it said were “lapses of security” during a violent confrontation between protesters and Turkish bodyguards during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington earlier this month.
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Turkish diplomats have criticized the local police for failing to quell an “unpermitted” and “provocative” demonstration. The Turkish Foreign Ministry’s statement on Monday went even further, criticizing “the inability of U.S. authorities to take sufficient precautions at every stage of the official program.” And it demanded that the United States conduct a “full investigation of this diplomatic incident and provide the necessary explanation.”
Turkey has summoned the US ambassador to protest 'aggressive' action against Turkish bodyguards in Washington, DC.
Bodyguards for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were involved in a brawl last week when the president visited the White House. Nine people were injured and two were arrested in the flare-up between bodyguards and anti-Erdoğan protestors.
Turkey wants the US to shut down the protests and not to take action against the bodyguards.
Three Turkish language experts who work at American universities agree on a translation of words heard as men in suits began their charge toward Erdogan opponents, who were punched and kicked before police re-established order.
The words can be heard faintly in footage released Tuesday by Voice of America. A sound engineer, Salih Ferad, enhanced them in video provided to The Daily Caller, which posted an article Thursday evening describing their meaning.
The words “gel gel gel” mean “come, come, come,” The Daily Caller reported, and “dalın diyor dalın diyor dalın diyor” means “he says attack.”
Ferad says the words "dalin diyor" also can be heard in footage released Thursday by VOA that shows Erdogan watching the attack.
“I do agree with the translation,” says Kemal Silay, director of Indiana University’s Turkish studies program and an Erdogan opponent. “Someone gives the order to attack the peaceful protesters.”
I don't think they need to worry about actions against those Turkish hit men either here or in Turkey, this is Erdogan's world. I sure hope that member of his security force didn't scuff his shoes kicking that protestor in the head, some real pros on that detail. This is Flynn's favorite team.
The local police said the attacks were unprovoked...I'll go with them
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