Erdogan: Turkish Democracy Is Not Under Threat (Full Version of the Exclusive Interview)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells Al Jazeera's Jamal El Shayyal that he first learned of the attempted coup from his brother-in-law.

Whither Turkish Democracy?
SPIEGELONLINE INTERNATIONAL: After the bomb attack on Tuesday, tensions are mounting in Turkey. The government blames the Kurds and the military has not ruled out hunting down Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq. German commentators fear that Turkey could be sliding deeper into chaos.

The attack was the worst in Ankara in 10 years. On Tuesday, a suicide bomb in the Turkish capital killed six people and injured 100. The government immediately fingered the Kurdish separatist group Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) of carrying out the attack, but the group denies any involvement. ’Turkish Democracy Is in Danger’ (more)

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