In a press meeting with journalists after returning from an official trip to the Arab country, Erdogan said the Islamist leaders can come to Turkey like any other foreign visitor, if they wish to do so. Turkey’s ruling moderate Islamist AK Party backed the Muslim Brotherhood after Egypt’s army ousted president Mohamed Morsi from office in July 2013. He added that none of the figures have yet contacted Turkish officials about a possible asylum application. Qatar asked the senior MB operatives, including secretary-general Mahmoud Hussein, to exit the country in a move that could ease the regional fight over the Gulf kingdom’s harbouring of Islamist fugitives. Since Egypt’s military coup and subsequent outlawing of the MB and its inclusion in the country’s terror list, Qatar sheltered many of the organisation’s members and called for the reinstatement of Morsi, who was democratically elected.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:25:30 +0000