{"id":19853,"date":"2017-05-22T18:28:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T18:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=19853"},"modified":"2017-05-22T18:30:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T18:30:17","slug":"was-erdogan-personally-involved-in-his-bodyguards-attacks-on-protesters-in-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=19853","title":{"rendered":"Was Erdogan personally involved in his bodyguards\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7 attacks on protesters in D.C.?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"pb-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/people\/philip-bump\/\">Philip Bump<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"pb-byline-tool-mobile\"><span class=\"pb-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/people\/philip-bump\/\">Philip Bump<\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline-kicker\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article><em>This article has been updated.<\/em>After he met with President Trump this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Embassy Row in Northwest Washington, where Turkey\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s ambassador has a home. At some point while Erdogan was there, a group of people across the street at Sheridan Circle began to loudly protest.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1J3zkhNWLjkyHEMGMheCAc3WB8Fg\" width=\"814\" height=\"611\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.3333333333333332\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>The red marker indicates the ambassador\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s home. The green marker is the location of the protesters.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That protest ended violently, with pro- and anti-Erdogan sides exchanging blows. Voice of America caught the beginning of the fight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-video\">\n<div class=\"powa-shot-logo\" data-logo=\"other\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"powa-shot-sharing\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"powa-334d1c0c-3b1a-11e7-a59b-26e0451a96fd-powa-blurb\" class=\"powa-blurb inline-video-caption\">\n<div class=\"wpv-caption pb-caption\" data-breakpoint=\"large\"><span class=\"wpv-blurb\">Police fought to separate two groups that violently clashed outside the Turkish ambassador\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s residence on May 16 in Washington, D.C.<\/span> <span class=\"wpv-tease\">Police fought to separate two groups that violently clashed outside the Turkish ambassador\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s residence on May 16 in Washington, D.C.<\/span> (VOA Turkish\/Twitter)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-video-caption\"><span class=\"pb-caption\">Police fought to separate two groups that violently clashed outside the Turkish ambassador&#8217;s residence on May 16 in Washington, D.C. (VOA Turkish\/Twitter)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That footage quickly demonstrated that the physical altercation originated with several men in suits who were at the front edge of the pro-Erdogan crowd on the south side of the circle. In a news\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0conference Wednesday, D.C. police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/17\/us\/turkish-embassy-protest-dc.html?_r=0\">stated<\/a> that some of those involved were members of Erdogan\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s security detail \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0080\u009d which the Turkish state news agency Anadolu confirmed. \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093Police did not heed Turkish demands to intervene,\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d Anadolu said, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/public-safety\/turkeys-presidential-guards-violently-clash-with-protesters-outside-embassy\/2017\/05\/17\/8420942a-3b05-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.70c3e6a26e8e\">The Post has reported<\/a>, so the guards moved in to \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093disperse them.\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d<\/p>\n<p>The police didn\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7t \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093heed\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d those demands to break up a peaceful protest, of course, because those protests were legal, protected under the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon, a new wrinkle: It turns out that Erdogan himself observed the brawl from the driveway of the ambassador\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s residence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-video\">\n<div id=\"powa-d36558aa-3c21-11e7-a59b-26e0451a96fd\" class=\"posttv-video-embed wpv-player powa powa-processed small\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-nth-video-on-page=\"1\" data-autoinit=\"false\" data-blurb=\"1\" data-playthrough=\"true\" data-ad-bar=\"true\" data-org=\"wapo\" data-category-id=\"storyful\" data-duration=\"138006\" data-emoji=\"0\" data-headline=\"Video appears to show Erdogan observing scuffle between guards and protesters\" data-is-truth-teller=\"0\" data-max-height=\"-1\" data-max-width=\"-1\" data-object-id=\"591e2e4ee4b07a80c003ca4c\" data-show-caption=\"1\" data-show-endscreen=\"1\" data-show-posttv-overlay=\"1\" data-show-promo=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/posttv-thumbnails-prod\/05-19-2017\/t_1495208660596_name_20170519_erdogan_violence.jpg\" data-uuid=\"d36558aa-3c21-11e7-a59b-26e0451a96fd\" data-variants=\"0\" data-video-360=\"0\" data-youtube-id=\"POp61Oq-QYo\">\n<div id=\"powa-d36558aa-3c21-11e7-a59b-26e0451a96fd-powa-pane\" class=\"powa-pane\">\n<div class=\"powa-shot-masthead\">\n<div class=\"powa-shot-sharing\">\n<div class=\"franklin-bold powa-shot-sharing-social powa-shot-sharing-item\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"powa-shot-tooltip-triangle\" data-display=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"powa-shot-sharing-social-popup powa-shot-tooltip\" data-display=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"powa-d36558aa-3c21-11e7-a59b-26e0451a96fd-powa-blurb\" class=\"powa-blurb inline-video-caption\">\n<div class=\"wpv-caption pb-caption\" data-breakpoint=\"large\"><span class=\"wpv-blurb\">A video released by Voice of America appears to show Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan observing an attack on protesters outside the Turkish ambassador\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s residence in Washington on May 16.<\/span> <span class=\"wpv-tease\">A video released by Voice of America appears to show Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan observing an attack on protesters.<\/span> (VOATurkish)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-video-caption\"><span class=\"pb-caption\">A video released by Voice of America appears to show Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan observing an attack on protesters outside the Turkish ambassador&#8217;s residence in Washington on May 16. (VOATurkish)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you watch that video closely, though, you\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7ll notice something else. Right before the brawling starts, a man appears to receive instruction from Erdogan, who then signals to another man who walks down the driveway to the street \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0080\u009d and the brawling begins seconds later.<\/p>\n<h2>The timeline<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Timestamp 0:01:<\/strong> A man leans into the car to speak with Erdogan (large circle). We know it\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s Erdogan in the rear passenger side because he later emerges from that point. A man with a mustache (small circle) stands nearby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-0 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"45958e8d6f\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/001.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/001.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/001.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/001.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>0:14:<\/strong> After talking with Erdogan, the man next to the door speaks with the man with a mustache.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-1 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"2b3eedb6ba\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/014.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/014.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/014.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/014.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>0:16:<\/strong> The man with a mustache heads down toward the street.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-2 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"5175ba3689\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/016.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/016.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/016.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/016.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>0:22:<\/strong> The protesters, who had been chanting \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093Baby-killer Erdogan,\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d suddenly go quiet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-3 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"e0b2c26404\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/023.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/023.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/023.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/023.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>0:28:<\/strong> The cameraman catches the scuffle through the trees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-4 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"ea59a84cd1\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/028.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/028.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/028.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/028.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>1:13:<\/strong> Erdogan emerges from the car, at right. The man with the mustache comes back up the driveway as he does so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-5 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"7fe82227f1\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/113.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/113.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/113.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/113.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>1:16:<\/strong> Erdogan and the man with the mustache speak.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-6 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"379159e06a\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/116.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/116.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/116.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/116.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>1:29:<\/strong> Erdogan walks away from the car. Note the heavyset man in the background.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-7 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"f1add103e0\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/129.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/129.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/129.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/129.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>If you go back to the first footage of the brawl, you can see that heavyset man participating in the fight. Here he is, at the 25-second mark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-8 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"c27be9422e\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Fight.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Fight.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Fight.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Fight.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The close-up video of the scuffle begins at about the 21-second mark of the Erdogan video, which we can tell by comparing stills from the two.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-9 vertical-photo\"><a name=\"4c079172a9\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Compare.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Compare.jpg&amp;w=1484\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Compare.jpg&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Compare.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In other words, the timelines match: Five seconds after the man with the mustache heads down the sidewalk, a man in a suit runs across the street and attacks the protesters. The Turkish the state news agency confirms that Erdogan\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s guards were among those involved in the fight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-10 horizontal-photo\"><a name=\"4e1ff2919d\"><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-gif courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in\" src=\"https:\/\/images.washingtonpost.com\/?url=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Running.gif&amp;op=noop\" data-hi-res-src=\"https:\/\/images.washingtonpost.com\/?url=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Running.gif&amp;op=noop\" data-low-res-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Running.gif&amp;w=480\" data-raw-src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/05\/Running.gif\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"feofMI1NPJ7Ijq\" class=\"moat-trackable pb-f-theme-normal pb-f-dehydrate-false pb-2 pb-feature pb-layout-item pb-f-page-newsletter-inLine injected-by-front-end\" data-chain-name=\"no-name\" data-feature-name=\"no-name\" data-feature-id=\"page\/newsletter-inLine\" data-pb-fingerprint=\"0fN82iUwHp7\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-inline-unit codedNewsletter nl-bottom-hairline nl-top-hairline\">\n<div class=\"hidden-data\">\n<p class=\"section-instream\">washingtonpost.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp\/2017\/05\/19\/was-erdogan-personally-involved-in-his-bodyguards-attacks-on-protesters-in-d-c\/?tid=ss_fb&amp;utm_term=.0c6307873a5f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp\/2017\/05\/19\/was-erdogan-personally-involved-in-his-bodyguards-attacks-on-protesters-in-d-c\/?tid=ss_fb&amp;utm_term=.0c6307873a5f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By Philip Bump By Philip Bump &nbsp; &nbsp; This article has been updated.After he met with President Trump this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Embassy Row in Northwest Washington, where Turkey\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7s ambassador <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=19853\" title=\"Was Erdogan personally involved in his bodyguards\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7 attacks on protesters in D.C.?\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19853"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19855,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19853\/revisions\/19855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}