Erdogan, opposition unite in rallyDOHA, Qatar: More than a million people have attended a pro-democracy rally held in Istanbul in response to Turkey’s failed coup attempt last month. The massive rally on Sunday united the country’s president, the prime minister and two opposition party leaders around a single issue for the first time in years. “The world is looking at you now,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the rally as he began his speech. How could Turkey’s failed coup affect the Kurdish peace process? The “Democracy and Martyrs’ Rally” was meant to represent the unity of the country, and Erdogan had urged attendees to bring only the Turkish flag, instead of party banners.

Source: Manila Times August 08, 2016 12:56 UTC