CAIRO (AA) - Egyptians staged a demonstration on Tuesday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo in support of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.
Gathering before the Turkish Embassy in Cairo, Egyptians voiced their trust in Turkish PM Erdogan and his government upon Taksim Gezi Park incidents, unfurling Turkish and Egyptian flags.
Demonstrators also hold banners that read in Turkish "Egyptian people thank Turkey for standing beside us in the reconstruction of Egypt after the revolution," "Thanks Erdogan" and "Erdogan-Morsi are brothers."
Speaking on behalf of the demonstrators, Ihab Najib said that Turkey had become a regional and international power thanks to Erdogan's and Turkish people's "great achievements."
Najib pointed out that Taksim Gezi Park incidents were not the same as those prior to the Egyptian revolution, saying, "we respect peaceful demonstrations but we made the Egyptian revolution to make Egypt like Turkey, even better than Turkey."
They also chanted slogans like "Greetings to Erdogan", "Egypt-Turkey hand in hand", "Does the attack target Erdogan or Islam?"
