Capitol violence: Erdogan calls US unrest 'disgrace for democracy'

We hope that the transition to Mr Biden on January 20 will be peaceful and that America will go back to being at peace, he said.

AFP

Updated:8th Jan, 2021 at 10:57 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called the storming of the US Congress by Donald Trump's supporters a disgrace that has "shocked humankind".

"This is a disgrace for democracy," Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. "We hope that the transition to Mr (Joe) Biden on January 20 will be peaceful and that America will go back to being at peace."

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Capitol violence: Erdogan calls US unrest 'disgrace for democracy'

We hope that the transition to Mr Biden on January 20 will be peaceful and that America will go back to being at peace, he said.

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