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Egypt: Turkey's Response to Kurds Questioned as Erdogan Speaks in Cairo

Submitted by New Media Rights on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 08:30

Billboards in Cairo to welcome Erdogan by AymanM from yfrog on Twitter

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's speech about the Palestinian bid for a statehood at the Arab League was translated online live by members of social networking sites, namely Twitter, for those who did not speak Arabic or Turkish. The response to his speech which was filled with more cliches than substance was diverse, from those who believed Turkey's stance was justifiable, to those who were dismayed at the level of hypocrisy shown by Turkey towards Kurds struggling for autonomy.

Here are some of the sound bytes from Erdogan's speech:

@RawyaRageh #Erdogan: #Israel must respect human rights, act like any other state to end its isolation #Turkey #ArabLeague