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Ankara has expressed worry after the arrest of one of Tunisia's most important politicians, Rached Ghannouchi, and stressed the move won't contribute to the social peace in the North African country.

Hundreds of Tunisians marched Saturday after opponents of President Kais Saied called for protests over a worsening economic crisis.    

"The people want what you don't want. Down with Saied," chanted the activists, including supporters of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party.    

Turkey's president and his Algerian counterpart spoke on the phone on July 30, according to a statement by Turkey's Communications Directorate.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Algeria's Abdelmadjid Tebboune discussed regional matters, especially Turkish-Algerian relations and developments in Tunisia, said the directorate statement.

The Turkish foreign minister expressed on July 27 Turkey's support to the Tunisian people following Sunday's coup attempt.

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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held a phone conversation with his Tunisian counterpart Othman Jerandi, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on July 25 after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of parliament, a move his foes labeled a coup that should be opposed on the street.

The government Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli fell on Jan. 10 after a no-confidence vote in parliament.

The Jemli government failed to get a vote of confidence from the Tunisian assembly, Rachid Ghannouchi, the parliament speaker announced following the vote.

How nice were our dreams when we were entering the "information age." All totalitarian regimes, left and right, had fallen. The correctness of democracy and the market economy were certainly proven. 

The "Arab Spring" had elevated this optimism all together; "Muslim democracy" concepts started being debated. 

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Dec. 17 a Tunisian engineer murdered in the North African country was one of its leaders, accused Israel of the killing and vowed to avenge him.

Mohamed Zaouari, a 49-year-old engineer, was murdered at the wheel of his car outside his house in Tunisia's second city, Sfax, on Dec. 15.

Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda Party became the biggest in parliament after more lawmakers in President Beji Caid Essebsi's Nidaa Tounes party resigned on Jan. 11 over the role of his son, saying they feared a return of the hereditary transfer of power. 

Thirty two Tunisian lawmakers accused President Beji Caid Essebsi's son of meddling and resigned from the ruling party bloc in parliament yesterday, allowing Islamist rivals to become the largest party.