Erdogan enjoys royal welcome in UK
Despite the United Kingdom's prominence in the anti-Western conspiracies regurgitated by Turkey's pro-government press, the Anglo-Turkish relationship is pretty tight as the Turkish president tours London.
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Turkey’s controversial “sultan” is set to get the full royal treatment from the country’s closest Western ally, the United Kingdom. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be received on Tuesday by Queen Elizabeth II, his first ever audience with the British monarch since he rose to power 16 years ago.
Coming six weeks before critical presidential and parliamentary polls in Turkey and amid global criticism of the country’s abysmal human rights record, the meeting has raised eyebrows.