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After the new coalition of Arab states decided to essentially blockade Qatar this month, accusing the tiny nation of terror ties, you probably werent expecting to hear to much support for them. But wonders never cease, theres at least one member of NATO and the western forces fighting ISIS who has come out swinging on behalf of the leadership in Doha. Thats the good news. (For Qatar, anyway.) The perhaps not so great news is that their new defender is someone with a rather sketchy record of late himself. Its none other than the Tyrant of Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and he thinks the treatment Qatar is receiving is inhumane. (CNN)

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the isolation of Qatar, likening the diplomatic stranglehold of the small but wealthy peninsula by neighboring Gulf countries to a death sentence.

Erdogans support comes after nine countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates severed ties with the oil-rich nation citing its alleged support and financing of terrorism

To isolate a countrys population in every respect is inhumane, the Turkish leader told his ruling Justice and Development Party in a weekly Parliamentary address in Ankara on Tuesday.

Qatar is not the one who supports terrorism, quite the opposite. Along with Turkey, it is the country with the most resolute stance against ISIS which has caused grave damage to our region, Erdogan continued.

For once I wholeheartedly agree with Erdogan. Isolating people in every respect certainly is inhumane. But we might want to pause for a moment and compare who precisely is more isolated the people in the wealthy cities of Qatar who have opened food shipping lanes from Oman and have air supplies coming from Iran? Or is is the political enemies of President Erdogan who are sitting in his prisons in the tens of thousands, frequently with no access to or contact with their families?

Look, Im not here to make the case that Qatar has clean hands in terms of the terrorist underbelly of the world. Theyve been a complicated ally of ours at best, serving many purposes and requiring us to turn a blind eye to many other activities they engage in. At the same time, its just a tad bit hypocritical of countries like Saudi Arabia to be hurling stones at Qatar over terror funding when you consider the enormous glass mansion they live in. If you find any countries in that alliance who have an angel on both shoulders be sure to let me know.

But Turkey is, at this point, essentially a failed democracy. If Erdogan wants to lend a hand to Qatar and it helps keep the peace in the region and our coalition against ISIS intact, I suppose its all for the best. But hearing this accusations coming from their own tyrant makes it ring a bit hollow in my ears.

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(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, JUNE 13 - The Ataturk cultural center, one of the symbols of Taksim square in Istanbul, will be demolished and replaced with ''more beautiful artwork'', Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during Iftar - the evening meal that breaks fasting during the holy month of Ramadan - hosting the cultural and sports community.

The building, ''absolutely ugly'' according to Erdogan, has hosted concerts and cultural events since the 1970s but has been closed for the past decade as it awaited a renovation project.

In 2013 it became an icon of Gezi Park protests, when it was occupied by demonstrators who covered it with flags and banners to protest against Erdogan.

The Turkish president claimed the project is ready, without elaborating. In the past, an idea to turn the structure into a mosque had sparked strong protests.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoan made remarkable statements during an Iftar gathering among Justice and Development Party (AK Party) members in the Turkish capital Ankara. He said;

I want to clearly say that we disapprove of the sanctions on Qatar speaking against the move by Qatars gulf neighbours which had cut diplomatic ties and placed sanctions on Qatar by blocking its land border, aviation and maritime routes.

Turkey and Erdogan a close ally of the gulf states is known to take much care into the security and stability of the region, as such he said;

These developments, coming at a time when we need solidarity and cooperation more than ever, are no good for any country in the region.

He called on the ruling AK Party members to provide support on the path of justice. Erdogan known for His beautiful recitation of the Holy Quran quoted verse 10 of Surah Hujurat to encourage unity over division.

The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic religion). So make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you may receive mercy.

Erdogan pleaded with humanity to the Muslim world and otherwise;

We should not allow new pains to be felt or for the people of the region to feel a heavy burden

In a measured criticism towards the key players in the region who have laid an embargo on the small country, he warned;

Dont be cruel to the oppressed, or you will be punished slowly. Referring to the 249th verse of Surah Baqarah:

How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient.

Qatar is a small country. You cant say; If you do this, then we will do this. In an effort to encourage mercy towards the charitable nation.

Erdogan, Turkey, AK Party and Qatar are known for their concerns towards the Palestinian cause, Syrian plight and many other issues concerning the wider Muslim community across the globe.

Since this speech, AK Party in the Turkish Parliament swiftly ratified a bill to allow Turkish troops to be deployed in Qatar. Turkey and Qatar insist that this deployment is for the regional security and stability of the region, not an escalation towards the nations that have placed the embargo on Qatar. Turkey and Qatar have insisted on dialogue, Kuwait another state in the Gulf Co-operation Council has also called for dialogue to resolve this crisis.

Qatar and Saudi Foreign Ministers have insisted that this issue can only be resolved in a GCC setup.

Despite this speech and swift ratification of deployment of Turkish troops in Qatar, Turkey maintains the current presidency of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) in which; Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Turkey among other Muslim countries are members. A Turkish Airport Operator, TAV has recently inked a deal to operate three Saudi Airports, asserting Turkeys stance as a mediator.

Erdogan has asked for this dispute to be resolved by the end of Ramdan. We ask Allah (Jalla Jalaluhu) to bring about unity, brotherliness, stability, security and victory to the Ummah of Muhammadh (Sall Allahu Alyhi Wa Sallam) in a way that pleases Allah (Jalla Jalaluhu).

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The Qatari police have detained five members of a Turkish family who are linked to the Glen movement while the family was on their way to South Africa, yenihamle.com news website reported on Monday.

The detained individuals are members of the Bayndr family, businessman father Muhammed, mother Fadime and daughters Eslem, Kbra and Feyza.

The members of the Turkish family were detained while they were at a Qatari airport waiting for a connecting flight to South Africa.

This is not the first time a foreign country has detained or deported people over their links to the Glen movement as part of the Turkish governments witch-hunt against movement followers.

In May Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Georgia and Myanmar handed over academics, businessmen and school principals upon the Turkish governments request despite the fact that some of those victims already had refugee status with the UN.

Turkey survived a military coup attempt on July 15 that killed over 240 people and wounded more than a thousand others. After the putsch, the government along with President Recep Tayyip Erdoan accused the Glen movement of masterminding the attempt.

The movement and Fethullah Glen, a US-based Islamic scholar whose views inspired the movement, strongly denies any involvement.

President Erdoan earlier called on foreign governments to punish Glen followers in their own countries.

This article originally appeared in Turkish Minute on June 12.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Bahrain's Foreign Minister that the dispute between Qatar and other Arab states should be resolved by the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.

Erdogan on Friday vowed to keep supporting Qatar after his rapid approval of legislation on deploying Turkish troops there, as the Gulf state faces isolation by fellow Arab states.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt severed relations with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants and their arch-adversary Iranallegations Qatar says are baseless. Several countries followed suit.

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In a joint news conference with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Cavusoglu said Turkey would continue its efforts to resolve the dispute through dialogue.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa in Istanbul, Turkey June 10. Reuters

"Our president has also stressed the need to resolve this upsetting issue before the end of Ramadan, as it is against our religion, beliefs, and traditions, especially during the month of Ramadan," Cavusoglu said.

Sheikh Khaled, in comments translated from Arabic to Turkish, said he had told Erdogan about the actions of Qatar which led to the dispute, and added that there should be a guarantee that Qatar will not continue its current actions.

Cavusoglu also said Turkey's military base in Qatar, where there are currently around 90 Turkish soldiers based, was aimed at contributing to the security of the entire Gulf region and was not aimed at a specific Gulf state.

Sheikh Khaled welcomed Erdogan's comments during their meeting about the military base being for the whole region rather than one specific Gulf state.

Turkish mass-circulation newspaper Hurriyet reported on Friday that after an initial deployment of Turkish troops at a base in Doha, Turkish warplanes and ships will also be sent. It said a Turkish delegation would go to Qatar in the coming days to assess the situation at the base.

Hurriyet said there were plans to send some 200 to 250 soldiers within two months in the initial stage, but the bill did not specify numbers or a timetable.

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