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| Erdogan emphasizes the importance of maintaining peace and stability in Tunisia |
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by telephone with Tunisian President Kayes Said after the Tunisian parliament was suspended and the prime minister fired. Erdogan stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in Tunisia.
The Turkish President said that stability, peace and peaceful situation are very important in Tunisia. The good of the whole region lies in this.
The Turkish president says Tunisia will "overcome the crisis". President Erdogan said it was important to keep parliament functioning in the face of the crisis. The two heads of state held talks on Monday, Turkish media Anadolu and Daily Sabah reported. In the last week of July, President Kayes Saeed fired Tunisian Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi in the face of protests.
President Saeed said he would assume executive power with the help of a new prime minister. President Said said steps had been taken to protect Tunisia and its citizens. The Innahda party has accused Tunisian President Kayes Said of "coup d'etat" in the wake of the prime minister's dismissal. Rejecting the allegations, President Saeed imposed a month-long night curfew in the country.
In the Middle East, the 2011 Arab Spring protests and political upheaval began in Tunisia. From there, the flames of pro-democracy protests spread like wildfire across a large part of the Arab world. In the months that followed, some of the ruling circles in the region collapsed. But 10 years later, Tunisia, the cradle of the Arab Spring, is in serious crisis — although it is believed to be the only country to have succeeded in establishing democracy since that change.
Anadolu, Daily Sabah.
