Erdogan at UN urges global action against Gülen ‘terrorist organisation’

During a speech for the United National General Assembly on 20 September 2016, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan demanded for international action against the US-exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen, whom he accused of orchestrating an aborted coup d’état against him.

Mr Erdogan also defended his decision to send ground troops into Syria, saying that his military’s incursion had helped establish 'peace, balance and stability in a region taken over by hopelessness.'

ESO: Background information: Biden mends fences with Turkey, at the expense of Kurdish forces in Syria http://www.europeansources.info/record/biden-mends-fences-with-turkey-at-the-expense-of-kurdish-forces-in-syria/

ESO: Background information: Turkey joins the fray: What the Turkish invasion means for the Syrian civil war http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-joins-the-fray-what-the-turkish-invasion-means-for-the-syrian-civil-war/

TRT World, 19.09.16: Erdoğan says US is stoking tension with Syrian opposition http://www.trtworld.com/mea/erdogan-says-us-is-stoking-tension-with-syrian-opposition-189403

The New York Times, 20.09.16: At U.N., France’s François Hollande, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan Decry Failures http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-u-n-frances-francois-hollande-turkeys-recep-tayyip-erdogan-decry-failures-1474423852

The Independent, 20.09.16: Turkey's President Erdogan demands global action against exiled rival Fethullah Gulen http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/turkey-president-erdogan-fethullah-gulen-demands-global-action-against-exiled-rival-fethullah-a7319596.html

The New York Times, 20.09.16: Erdogan, at United Nations, Defends Turkey’s Move Into Syria http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/world/europe/erdogan-turkey-unga-2016-united-nations.html

The Times of Israel, 21.09.16: Erdogan at UN: World must push for ‘independent Palestine’ http://www.timesofisrael.com/erdogan-at-un-world-must-push-for-independent-palestine/

Hürriyet Daily News, 21.09.16: Erdoğan slams EU's failure to keep promises to Turkey http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogan-slams-eus-failure-to-keep-promises-to-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nid=104085

Euronews, 20.09.16: Erdogan says US 'should not harbour a terrorist' like Gulen http://www.euronews.com/2016/09/20/erdogan-says-us-should-not-harbour-a-terrorist-like-gulen

Haartez, 20.09.16: [Opinion] Turkey’s Opposition Fails a Critical Test: To Challenge Erdogan http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.743168

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