USATODAY / AP: … Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said the Turkish envoy has been considered persona non grata and is being asked to leave the country because of what he described as Ankara’s continued “interference” in Egypt affairs.
In reaction to the decision, Turkish President Abdullah Gul told reporters that he hoped our relations “will be restored soon.”
Turkey’s Islamic-rooted ruling party had strongly backed Morsi — a leading figure in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood — as an example for the Arab world of a democratically elected, pro-Islamic leader. It has criticized his July 3 overthrow by Egypt’s military, while also criticizing the West for what it has deemed a weak response to a military coup… (more)
