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Turkey’s Erdogan calls Trump win ‘a positive sign’

9 November 2016, 5:05 pm
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he hopes Donald Trump’s election as president marks a new era in the United States that he hopes will lead to “beneficial” steps for fundamental rights, liberties and democracy in the world.

Addressing a business group in Istanbul on Wednesday, Erdogan also said he hopes the election result would also be auspicious for the region.

Erdogan said: “Personally and on behalf of the nation, I wish to consider this decision by the American people a positive sign and wish them a successful future.”

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a business meeting in Istanbul, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via AP)
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a business meeting in Istanbul, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via AP)

— AP

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