- Title: Pentagon chief holds talks with Turkish leaders in Ankara
- Date: 21st October 2016
- Summary: ANKARA, TURKEY (OCTOBER 21, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CARTER AND TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTER FIKRI ISIK VISITING PARLIAMENT HOLE ON THE WALL CAUSED BY BOMBING DURING JULY'S FAILED COUP CARTER AND ISIK WALKING PAST VARIOUS OF ISIK BRIEFING CARTER ON HOW THE PARLIAMENT CAME UNDER ATTACK VARIOUS OF DAMAGED BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, ASH CARTER, SAYING: "I think everyone there admires the heroes and the martyrs of that terrible incident. We are your strong friends, your longtime allies and staunch supporters of the great democracy in Turkey." POLICE LINED UP OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT WITH SHIELDS VARIOUS OF ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTING CARTER'S VISIT HOLDING FLAGS AND POSTERS /POLICE TRYING TO DISPERSE THEM (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PROTESTER AND MEMBER OF TURKISH YOUTH UNION (TGB), OZGUR UGURLU, SAYING: "That Secretary of Defense who brags about delivering weapons to PKK and PYD cannot comfortably stroll in the parliament as long as Turkish youth, the youth of Ataturk (founder of modern Turkey) and Turkish Youth Union are here." PROTESTERS HOLDING PLACARDS AND POSTERS POSTER READING (Turkish and English): "TERRORIST STATES OF AMERICA GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST"
- Embargoed: 5th November 2016 11:17
- Keywords: Turkey USA Pentagon U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter Fikri Isik Binali Yildirim Tayyip Erdogan protest
- Location: ANKARA, TURKEY
- City: ANKARA, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00454Y605J
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