Incidents in US ‘disgrace’ to history of democracy: Turkish president

A mob of supporters of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump swarming the U.S.Congress is a "disgrace to the history of democracy," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Jan.8.

"This process in the U.S, which was described as the cradle of democracy, really shocked all of humanity," Erdoğan told reporters, noting that the case the U.S. is faced with has not happened in its history.

He recalled the Gezi Park protests in 2013 and criticized the comments made in the U.S. at the time concerning the protests in Turkey. Erdoğan also blamed the U.S. for remaining silent during the coup attempt in Turkey on July 16, 2016.

"Especially in the Gezi incidents, what kind of statements were made by the U.S and its media?" he said.

"There were the Democrats in charge [in the U.S.]. We've seen that Republicans are the same as Democrats are. We see it as a disgrace in the history of democracy," he said, referring to the recent incidents on Capitol.

"I hope the transition of the presidency to Joe Biden on Jan. 20 occurs as calmly as Trump says in his statement," Erdoğan stated.

Erdoğan extended his condolences to families of those killed during riots in Capitol Hill, wishing speedy recovery to the injured.

On Jan.6, supporters of Trump protesting Congress' certification of Joe Biden's presidential win clashed with police, eventually breaching the Capitol building and making their way to the Senate floor.

Elaborating on the protests at Boğaziçi University over the appointment of a new rector by himself, the president said he would not meet the students at the university because "there were terrorists among the students."

"The CHP has a provincial chair, she is a DHKP-C militant and has nothing to do with the students,"...

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