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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.

The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, listens at Chatham House in central London, Britain May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls - RC1E66A36BD0
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens at Chatham House, London, May 14, 2018. — REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

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.

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