but i think there are two, three options that will affect turkey -- turkey's perspective, turkey's perspective towards the independence or referendum. the first one, you know, the only things are -- depends on what kind of iraqi state in near future that they are going to see. for example, if the grg, the human rights declare in the time this is going to be problem for turkey as well as other regional countries especially iran and others, iraq and, of course, the united states. so therefore i do not think that they will the kind of test, unilateral independence, independent electual independence. so second one, the possibility of iraq turn, you know, return a state in near future and victim, you know, make big impact of the iraqi future in terms of the crg independence. the third option i think is much more important than they try and negotiate is transfer by government and i think this will take also time for [ inaudible ] and iraq as well. >> a couple of more questions. >> hello. my name is made i son from the voice of america. my question would be about human rights situation in the -- ever

we have a different one in turkey. i did kind of get into it a little bit and, of course, i'm not a philosopher saw not going to that discussion. but there are limits to freedom. it would not be acceptable anywhere in the world to promote, if you'r if you are juf you're a politician, if you're an artist, no matter what your career is, nobody could say something like they support daesh, isis, right? with that be considered a part of of speech? no, it would not. when you look at the cases of the journalism, journalists, and i tried to follow them closely, whatever information is available to the public, they are not above the law. as i mentioned at the beginning, this is not related with journalistic activities, but this is really to terrorist activities. and, of course, there's this perspective as well. production of knowledge is something interesting. what is terrorism? turkey, for instance, is dealing with terrorism. we gave a huge exam, passed as you descend by losing 250 lives and 2194 people got wounded, and we dea

this could potentially hit turkey, given the fact we are in the middle of the season and turkey is looking to rebuild his tour is an industry. this will be not welcome, particularly if the turkish economy is doing well but there are concerns going forward. brent: and what about relations in general? they have been deteriorating over a number of issues. are we at a turning point? are things going to now just continue to go from bad to worse, bad to worse? reporter: we just saw sigmar gabriel in the reported talking about a reorientation of german policy towards turkey and is probably because of two now, germany's policy towards turkey had been one based on de-escalation. one on trying to focus on the common ground, because both countries, nato partners, they have both interests in the refugee deal which is extremely important, but it was clear that patience was running out, something else sigmar gabriel stressed today, and that's probably why these decisions came that we already saw in that report. brent: what about these reports that ankara could be holding germans as bargaining chips? wha

turkey usually muddles true. i'm hoping we will overcome with the support of the domestic forces in the country and some external support from outside, as well. >> think you very much. take you to the catalyst -- panaelists. [applause] >> we will take a five-minute break before setting the stage for the keynote.

iraq is united country is really important for turkey. so the turkish position is understandable and is correct. one caveat. it we all screwup in much of a rock falls under the control of iran, the way lebanon has, on the margins of this might be revisited not just by turkey by washington. i don't think there will ever be an acknowledgment of an independent sovereign state of kurdistan bu but i think there might be different arrangements if that very negative situation arose it but turkey and america have a joint interest in saying that it doesn't risa let's wait this one out. >> larger associate myself with the ambassadors remarks. on the issue of existential threats, we were so not threatened and and exited way but everything was happening in the syrian conflict that we actually hesitate or a great deal when we thought we knew what should happen, that assad should go. we did a very, very good job of avoiding a substantial and categorical commitment to make that happen. that's because, frankly, it's collocated that's policy proposition w

turkey usually muddles true. i'm hoping we will overcome with the support of the domestic forces in the country and some external support from outside, as well. >> think you very much. take you to the catalyst -- panaelists. [applause] >> we will take a five-minute break before setting the stage for the keynote. difficulties we faced in turkey is to explain this event to our international counterparts. it is very complicated and difficult to express, and one of the difficulties and one of the mysteries of this event is also tackles fighting against three terrorist organizations in the coup attempt, and also how turkey is in thiswith challenges era. we have to go back to the background to understand these. we will have four distinguished guests today. we will try to understand what happened in terms of foreign policy and security issues in the aftermath of the july 15 coup attempt. also some background about this. speakers. have four isassador james jeffrey, who a distinguished fellow at washington institute. our

this is something that both the united states and turkey are aware of. president erdogan has spoken repeatedly of an expansionism that needs to be dealt with, that's a different approach than for example the salaries take where it has seen much more apocalyptic religious terms but in erdogan's perception appears to be more of a strategic challenge and in turkey has taken certain steps to buttress it self against this. this is an area of considerable cooperation and coordination between the two countries. i'm optimistic about that. the key issue will be syria after isis is defeated which could be and when i say isis is defeated i mean as a state and an army, not as an idea or as a terrorist group but as a state and an army, it will be defeated in the weeks ahead. so the question is what do we do with syria and what do we do with iraq afterwards. there is a general problem of chaos particularly in syria. there's the problem of iran and its surrogates from hezbollah to iraqi militias operating in this region, of great concern to many of us and for turkey, t

and he would steer forces we have to rethink opposition towards turkey the situation in turkey is not transparent we should call it for what it is we are waiting for ankara to return to european values. of the german chancellor angela merkel spokes person. describe the whole predicament we're in at the moment is serious and sound and it all came about following the arrest of peter lloyd in the now he's a human rights console tinti was arrested in turkey along with the head the director i beg your pardon of amnesty international turkey it del s. and four others they have been accused of aiding and being part of and helping a armed terrorist organization that hasn't been named as it stands at the moment but this is the latest in deepening crisis between lane and ankara between germany and just recently and it's still ongoing at the moment there is the crisis over the incirlik air base now this was the base in which turkey a big part of it was germany was flying reconnaissance flights as part of the coalition fight against isis it was using a base within turkey german lawmakers from the

has become a common practice in turkey yes sir former foreign minister of turkey thank you very much for coming on the program this hour thank you. the american military saying it is concern for the safety of troops after a turkish news agency released a map showing the location of u.s. bases in northern syria in a comment to r.t. the u.s. central command said that the sources which contributed to this story cannot be independently verified adding that it would be very concerned if officials from its nato ally would purposefully endanger forces by releasing such sensitive information with more here's nick earring. this is how america's military presence in northern syria allegedly looks that's according to turkish state news agency on the dollar it claims to have detected america's hidden outposts scattered across kurdish held areas the agency reports there are as many as ten including two air bases one in army leon which is large enough for cargo planes and used to supply kurdish forces and another inherent hit which is slightly smaller reportedly used by military helicopters there'

wings to deny turkey its rightful place in the sun. >> turkey isn't the only country that thinks this way. jen famously believes the greatest disaster of the 20th century was the crisis of the soviet union and even the germans who in many respects have learned from 1930 to 1945, often feel that their historic and national role is being inhibited by the united states, which is a normal feeling and thus you have to try doubly hard to react to it. again, through no deliberate fault, the obama administration was a few hours pro and a few adjectives shy of an immediate response. immediate responses are important in developed diplomacy. putin got more right than we did and that's embarrassing. so i think that we're just going to have to live with that. it just deepens the suspicion that was there long before this administration and long before president erdogan. >> second speaker is motion did a, she will try to get into the background of the administration in turkey before the july coup. tell us the nature of your discussions with regard to turkey in that area. >> okay, thank you very much

turkey is a really pivotal nation. in that you have the second—biggest army in nato and when it comes to this neighbourhood, the middle east, it‘s a very, very tough on anti— plate he rolled and given the tensions between qatar and four other arab states, and one of the conditions that have been put on tata is that the turkish military base be closed, gives a more military personnel so it‘s simple question really, do you think there is a danger that the tensions could escalate into something militaristic and what would be your response? would you be a party to such a conflict if it happened? you mentioned syria and of course the talks going on in geneva to try to see if there is any way forward on syria. is there a future for president al—assad for any shape or form in the transition or otherwise, is there a future for him? i think it‘s about 600,000. what about...? i think it‘s about 600,000. what about... ? what about the i think it‘s about 600,000. what about...? what about the pkk which is of course

to white the anti-turkey mode. i see it in the liberal media. there is i would say islam a phobic, turk of quÉbec ideas that play a role. we also need to find herself. yes, we have a major freedom of speech issue in the country. this is, i am again hoping that this is not going to be permanent. i think major has -- has a major crisis. turkey usually models through and i am hoping that this time, too, we are going to overcome the support of domestic forces inside the country or some external support from outside. >> thank you very much. thank you for the candidates. [applause] we will have a five minute break before setting the stage for the keynote. [inaudible conversations] .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> taking a short break in the conversation in turkey after last year's failed coup in coming up the keynote address by the commander of the military branch that is in charge of civilian security. after lunch, i find no panel on security

anything is possible in turkey. anything can happen. since my 20's, i did journalism in turkey. i'm 40 years old. as far as i know, they would not dare to arrest mr. kilicdaroglu. that would start something else in the country. melinda: several of you have made the point that for a real opposition political movement to gain traction, turkey would meet -- need a press that is able to report openly on the circumstances there. let us, therefore, take a closer look at president erdogan's treatment of the press, because it has been one of the main targets of repression. according to amnesty international, more than 130 journalists are sitting in turkish jails. amongst them, the german turkish reporter, deniz yucel, who has been detained for the past five months. >> as you know, turkey has become the biggest jail for journalists in the world. so we are trying to get our friends out of jail. >> it is in no uncertain terms irreconcilable with the rule of law for an executive branch, in this case, the turkish executive, to rush to prejudent, as hahappened puicly witdeniz yul. >> iimply w

germany's foreign minister issues a warning against tourists traveling to turkey after human rights activists were arrested by ankara and over german companies supporting terrorism. exposing vulnerable a turkish news agency publishes a map showing the location of american military bases in northern syria sparking concern in washington pantries a maze approval rating permits you know where the u.k. prime minister has been so unpopular in the months following a general election. hello they're coming to you live from moscow you with art now as animosity continues to grow between ankara turkey has reportedly put dozens of german companies on a list of supporters of terrorism and arrested several human rights activists the developments have led the german foreign minister to declare turkey unsafe for tourists and also investors with more his. the latest scandal in this deepening divide between turkey and germany revolves around well allegations that may or may not have been made by turkey against sixty eight companies registered here in germany now on this list of sixty eight are the likes of be a

the 15th of july marks turkey's rebirth. the other half says it is killing off what is left of turkish democracy. as night fell, their hero arrived. he was almost captured in the coup, but president erdogan emerged stronger, and tightened his grip. translation: i would like to thank all of our citizens who protected and defended their freedom, democracy, religion, state, government, and the future and independence. i thank each and every individual member of our nation. elsewhere, they are fighting back against the purge. protests against two academics on hunger strike for four months, since they were fired. alongside, a human rights monument is now sealed off, public metaphor for turkey's plight. translation: wonder your name is on the list and you are struck off. your life is turned upside down. you are killed off by the system. they want to live, but for their demands to be met. i can't think of that alternative. the celebrations went on alongside the new masters monument, the 15th ofjuly now etched into the country's mem

are effecting the relationship of turkey in the e.u. and also they are affecting the people of turkey and with their mind of the. mentality in their mentality the reception of the e.u. many people many people who agreed to join the european union many years ago and then now the polls are showing that turkish people are not as reeling as they were as they were in the past but nonetheless there is a sense here that there is a gap widening for instance we're talking about austria and germany has also started withdrawing troops from the base in turkey do you see any repercussions or or what do you what's your thoughts on germany doing doubt. well we have we have partnered with germany for a long time and then we will have economic and military ties again. and then we'll continue to work together and living in chile. he has to respect that this isn't. something they have made the decisions for we have to tolerate with. ok the thoughts of holdren are michael kay party member the ruling party in turkey we thank you for taking the time to speak

this applies not only to turkey, but to mr. putin, who corresponds german russians to keep their eye toward moscow, not berlin. reporter: he feels e.u. sanctions against russia over the ukraine conflict are justified. he sees no reason to lift them. he also wants a harder stance against erdogan, especially after the turkish president band bundestag members from visiting german soldiers stationed at a nato training center. cem: erdogan is not acting in line with nato. erdogan is behaving like a tough guy in a bar who wants to beat everyone up. nato does have rules. reporter: he wants e.u. accession talks to be put on hold. if turkey introduces the death penalty, as erdogan has vowed, negotiations will already have failed. brent: here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. u.s. president donald trump is senators should not go on their summer break until they have voted on overhauling the help your system. he -- the health care system. he is urging them to repeal obamacare without replacement. republican

"with president erdogan of turkey. wide ranging interview on @bbchardtalk, marking a year since the failed coup". let's see some of it. first, here's the president on whether journalists are beign imprisoned. opposition journalists write a lot of insulting articles about me even recently they did it during the march. those insulting articles are still out there. those people in jail are not journalists. some of them collaborated with terror organisations. some were jailed for possession of firearms. they have a journalist badge, but this is not the official press card — so with that badge they claim to be journalists. groups like reporters without borders refute that. they rank turkey 155th in their press freedom index. they say, "dozens of journalists have been imprisoned without trial, turning turkey into the world's biggest prison for media personnel". "those still free are exposed to.waves of trials, withdrawal of press cards, cancellation of passports, and seizure of assets". press freedom is also one of a multi

news story in germany threatens economic retaliate against turkey after the arrest of human rights activists itself the two countries already strained relations plummeting bringing you the latest on that the next thirty minutes coming up to expose them bunder of all the turkish news agency publishes a map of american military base locations in northern syria. while at the pentagon . and trump in the dumps is the us president gets record low ratings look at why the polls failed to predict major events. as one of the afternoon here in moscow my name is kevin owen thanks being with us this is our international straight to that breaking news story the bit more on that seems relations between germany and turkey are spiraling so with a new low now it's being reported the german foreign minister is threatening to rethink economic sanctions after the arrest of several human rights activists but he said that germany can therefore continue the same level of relations until he returns to european values as it's been doing that further negotiations of an customs union are now not possible would be cross

the months that followed that attempted coup in turkey last year have created tensions between turkey and the eu. but everything you see on a particular relationship needs to be seen particular relationship needs to be seenin particular relationship needs to be seen in the context of the fact that turkey has taken in a vast number of syrian refugees. few dues that the eu does not want to travel into its territory. as such, that creates difficulties with the eu. it doesn't have leveraging might do because it knows turkey is carrying a huge weight in allowing well over1 million syrian refugees to live on turkish land. that's little too angela merkel reflecting on these issues and little bit earlier.|j would say that turkey and president erdogan this showed a lot of commitments. they were very much engaged on the agenda and gave his contribution. we also pay tribute to turkey's, to what he did as regards the refugees. and also pointing to the refugees. and also pointing to the migration agenda today. but we also clearly pointed to the many differences we have. the large number of arrests

brent: let's bring in our turkey correspondent. good evening. berlin saying it wants to review arms requests from turkey, how dramatic of a step is for this? -- is this? >> we're talking two nato partners and between nato partners these kinds of deals should be problematic -- u nproblematic. we saw a travel advisory and the investment decisions, this is part of the reintegration -- reorientation of german policy after months of trying to be escalate tensions. they decided that was enough and they had to act. brent: turkish president erdogan says a germany needs to pull himself together. what do you make of that,? correspondent: it is part of a theme of growing push back by the president. the president has been speaking where he robustly defended the arrest of human rights activists. he said just because you are a human rights activist does not mean you are above the law. he said the judiciary is independent and that european countries should respect to this and he talked about double standards, saying turkey asked for extradition people they cla

turkey has provided $6.2 billion. the uk has provided $3 billion so far, as far as developmental aid and humanitarian aid are concerned. when you compare this with 6dp, turkey ranks the first on this list. during our summit here during 6ermany‘s term presidency, we discuss climate and energy related issues. when it comes to climate and energy, in these areas as well and i have to say this openly, in previous times where negotiations where being conducted, we already signed. but the then president of france, president hollande, had given a promise. now, according to the promise, because we are not developed country, we are a developing country, the financial sanctions would be compensated for turkey. that was a commitment he had given. we said, if that is the case, then our parliament will ratify. 0therwise our parliament won't ratify, we said, at the time. actually it hasn't been ratified by our parliament. after that particular step recently taken by the us, our position currently is that potentially it may not pas

turkey was not a part of democracy but since last year's attempted coup. things are going. down. meanwhile the american military says it's concern for the safety of its troops after a turkish news agency released a map showing the location of u.s. bases in northern syria in a comment the u.s. central command said that the sources which contributed to the story cannot be independently verified adding that it would be very concerned with officials from its nato allies would purposefully endanger forces by releasing such sensitive information here and as more. this is how america's military presence in northern syria allegedly looks now according to turkish state news agency on the dollar it claims to have detected america's hidden outposts scattered across the kurdish held areas the agency reports there are as many as ten including two air bases one in army leon which is large enough for cargo planes and used to supply kurdish forces and another in hair up here which is slightly smaller and reportedly used by military helicopters there's also said to be eigh

turkey has had a referendum. that is likely to ensure stability in the administration and fairness in presentation, and that is also good news in the long run in terms of investment and growth prospects. >> in the aftermath of the failed coup, almost 150,000 purges took place. some critics would say that this is a step back for civil liberties. what is your reaction to that? >> the turkish case is so complicated. i can understand when you look from abroad, from outside, unless you are a turkey expert, it is hard to understand. this was a unique, unique attempt to grab power illegitimately. had this been an ordinary, classic coup attempt you would go after rogue army officers and that would be it. going only after smoking guns. but in the case of turkey, remember, you are talking about a religious cult that turned into a criminal network. you are talking about a religious cult from the 1970's onwards, recruit eating from people from early ages, trained them, infiltrated various government sectors, and grabbed the

and the p y d in the title of the report referred to kurdish groups as their affiliates turkey views the groups as terrorist organizations and has launched air strikes against their positions in the past despite turkey's protests the pentagon has continued to aid the kurds with weapons and air support this has been the a long standing position of president trump we should be using we should be in the kurdish state proven to be the best fighters really proven to be the most little to us he will tell you we should be using it utilizing those people if it requires we should be working with them. u.s. military advisers believe kurdish forces will be critical in the upcoming fight to remove isis from its capital and rocca but plans to go ahead with the offensive could be delayed with the publication of this turkish report the pentagon believes the two air bases in northern syria could now be threatened by isis forces a spokesperson for the term. president erda one has denied the turkish government had anything to do with this report the report comes during increasing tension between the u

turkey. is no longer legal security and even companies entirely blameless companies are being associated with proximity to terrorism and there are examples of appropriation. i cannot see, we as a german government, can protect german investors because of arbitrary political motives are not just a threat but have already occurred. nejra: germany is turkey's largest trading partner with trades worth more than $36 billion last year. joining us is chatted thomas. thomas?ad >> it has been bubbling below the surface between germany and turkey. i amweek, when germany, sorry, when turkey arrested this german human rights worker, that really got a strong reaction from the german governor with the chancellor, angela merkel, expressing her concerns. and this press conference we just saw with a german foreign minister saying that basically it is time for reset in relationship with turkey. ultimately, then, one of the other concerns that the germans have has to deal with the businesses and the german said

so, in this one year period, what's happened to turkey. >> turkey has actually not become more democratic unfortunately although the coop was presented. it has become more authoritarian and less democratic and that is primarily because initially going after cu coup plotters,erd one --ered gun used the powers to go after them. half of the country is you dooringered gun and the other half let's him and they targeted anyone in that drew group that let's hiloathes him where he isd with the coup vas vas listen, i'm in rough neighborhood, people in parts of my country who want to split off. i've had terrorist attack happening in my own soil. i need this power and consolidated. that message has sunk? with his supporters. >> it has. and of coursere of coursered o . e -- owe has a dark side. the problem is half of the country loves him, the other half of the country dispease never falls under him. the risk for him is he knows as i explained, he knows he cannot governing turkey the way he likes so long as it's democratic and that's why it looks to me and other analysts he's staking steps to democra

denounced ameena genocide as having taken place in turkey and turkey responded to that by stopping german or makers from coming to turkish air base in germany now. so this is kind of been an ongoing dispute that has kind of flared up now and again especially in the times when there's been the lections in the two countries so i think a lot of this plays out on the long lines of the eternal internal diamond dynamics in both countries and ultimately. what's new here is that we're now talking about the germans now threatening to back up their criticisms of turkey which should be made by many of the european governments they're trying to back up now or threatening to back up now with european measures not european measures or economic measures now whether that actually comes to fruition is open to debate. you know these are two nato members so we're not going to talk about sanctions. there's been talk of limiting e.u. funding that's going to turkey or certainly i suppose because the germans governments if you want to vest have to have one first investors off investing in turkey which will obvi

a year since the national trauma, and turkey still torn. in the last hour i spoke with bbc journalist seref isler, who was in turkey at the time of the coup. i asked him what he made of president erdogan‘s speech. well, i mean, i have been a journalist for as long as he has beenin journalist for as long as he has been in power, and i have to say that this was easily one of the most religious, one of the most emotional speeches that he has ever made. the rhetoric was very strong. so using phrases such as these traitors will have to jump over the pawns, that we need to chop off their heads, we wa nt need to chop off their heads, we want execution, bringing back the death penalty, and then him saying that if this... it is a democracy in turkey, so if parliament were to pass a law bringing back the death penalty, but i will approve it, was another phrase he said. and it was other things, like again, another phrase he said. and it was otherthings, like again, stomping on their heads. about half of his speech was basically taking on the leader

along with the director of amnesty international turkey it del s. and four others they have been accused of aiding and being part of and helping a armed terrorist organization that hasn't been named as it stands at the moment now that prompted this statement from. the german people warning them of potential risks of travel to turkey suggesting that they could be potential targets while they're there he's also made some recommendations towards businesses advising against investing in turkey he said that there was no legal certainty in the country at the moment and that x. appropriations had already taken place and he couldn't warn against them taking place it again in the future of the german chancellor angela merkel spokes person has described the whole predicament we're in at the moment is serious and signs that this is the latest in deepening crisis between in and just recently and it's still ongoing at the moment there was the crisis over the incirlik air base the german lawmakers from the bundestag and wanted to go and visit that air base they w

turkey became much more polarized. current president erdogan has basically been following very divisive policies and putting pressure on the journalists. today, i have seen reports and defense of my friends, journalists from turkey, they are still defending journalism because there is no indictment. the so-called accusations are definitely absurd and laughable charges. my friends in turkey -- brent: if i could just interrupt, the you know what the charges will be against you? have you read the indictment, have you seen with the government is claiming against you? ilhan: yes i have seen the indictment, it is over 400 pages. they have about 10 pages on me and decided about a dozen stories -- and they cited about a dozen stories. i don't know exactly which terror organization i am accused of, but it's pkk because i gave some interview to pro-kurdish news a agencies. also the accused of -- it doesn't say which one. but the new stories are the accusations. brent: that was ilhan tanir, former washington correspondent talking

economy will suffer a few turkey's human rights record of course is not the best level president turkey was not part of us democracy but since last year's attempted coup. things are going. down. the head of the research center for a turkey studies told those domestic policies and both countries are contributing to the tensions well i think this at least this view has to be seen within the context of what was essentially been a kind of tit for tat ongoing argument that's going on between turkey and germany now for almost over a year so this is kind of been an ongoing dispute that has kind of flared up now and again especially in the times where there's been a lections in the two countries so i think a lot of the. lines of it's kind of internal done a number of countries and ultimately the what's new here is that we're now talking the germans are now running to prop up their criticisms of turkey which is made by many of the european governments that are trying to back up now in the context of last year lies failed coup emotions of running very high and basically was hot and it's made it v

a year since the national trauma and turkey still torn. mark, as you say it is a year what signs are there that the president can bring unity to the country? frankly, there are very few signs at all. a week ago a million people rallied here in istanbul against the eder won government, against the master missal is counting the word "justice. " will stop he labelled terrorist supporters, over the past year the two sides of the country has grown dramatically further part, and techy have grown further apart from the west, carson has opened up from the west, carson has opened up from the west, carson has opened up from the eu. a couple of months ago the president was naming the dutch and german leaders as nazis. it is a dangerous moment to be in, the west needs this country it is vital nato member, candidate for european union membership, a crucial pillar of stability previously in the middle east. the west cannot afford to lose this country. a year on from the failed coup and turkey itself feels like it has lost its way. tony blair has suggest

they say they were making a routine meeting, whereas turkey's president said they we re whereas turkey's president said they were a coup. last summer, in turkey, there was a coup attempt, which is a serious allegation. yesterday, six of them would be remanded in custody, and four of them were released underjudicial control. the prosecutors have 12 days to look into the case, what did they produce in terms of evidence? we don't know much because it is a closed file, but what we can understand from what lawyers say, there is not much evidence, and amnesty international says there is no evidence, actually. the accusations are based on an anonymous testimony, and also based on human rights defenders communications, excess. people they have been in touch with before. as a human rights activist, you would imagine they were in contact with groups and people that have been through the courts. exactly. one of the lawyers earlier told me that, for example, one of the human rights to fenders had received an e—mail and she was accused of being in touch with these people because she received an eâ€

you put turkey, as aside proxy wars, turkey is the only country with boots on the ground effectively combating extremism. we push them from our border. week, and away, liberated 2000 square kilometers of syria. we work with our international allies, with coalition partners, with all the major players, and containing -- in containing. no question about it. shery: that was the turkish deputy prime ministers speaking with bloomberg. doubts whether the state secretary of the united states' trip will produce anything in terms of a revolution with qatar -- a resolution with qatar. professor, thank you so much for joining us. i think you are not the only one skeptical about any sort of resolution here. we have even heard from the state department itself that they are very skeptical. what sort of outcome should we expect out of it? what is goingse to happen is this is going to be the beginning of a long series of shuttles backwards and forwards. have one sideu making demands which the other side, i would have thought almost none of them could be complied with without an enormous loss of sove

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we have reactions from our correspondent in turkey. daliody of artist salvador will be exhumed this thursday to resolve the paternity case. details on that coming up for you. i'm catherine nicholson. coming up in business, all eyes are on the european central bank meeting today. it looks to possibly begin winding down its massive stimulus program. the tour de france reaches its 18th grueling stage. ♪ >> thanks for being with us. we start in the united states where it is six months to date since donald trump became the 45th president. he passes this half anniversary it has emerged that his eldest son, son-in-law and former election campaign manager are being called to testify before senators over allegations of russian meddling in last year's election. a major focus of the questions will be a meeting that donald trump jr., jared kushner and paul manafort held with the russian lawyer in the summer of 2016. it has been an eventful first six months in power for donald trump. multiple controversies over his decisions and declarations, con

turkey has had a referendum. that is likely to ensure , and thatand fairness is good news in the long run in terms of investment and growth prospects. 150,000 purges took. some critics would say that this is a step back for civil liberties. what is your reaction to that? >> the turkish case is so complicated. i can understand when you look from a broad from outside. unless you are a turkey as expert, it iskey hard to understand. ordinary,een an classic coup attempt you would go after rogue army officers and that would be it. going only after smoking guns. turkey, you are talking about a religious called that turned into a criminal network. a religious called from the 1970's onwards, recruit eating ,rom early ages, trained them infiltrated and various government sectors, and grabbed the power increasingly in judiciary, police, and the army. last year, they tried to take over the country. this is a criminal network. this criminal network has massive infiltration into government agencies. has a business empire. hand