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Turkey protests treatment of bodyguards that beat protesters
Turkey has summoned the U.S. Ambassador to Ankara to deliver a "written and verbal protest" over the treatment of Turkish security personnel on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent visit to Washington.
You read that right. After Turkish bodyguards beat peaceful protesters outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington while Erdoğan watched, Turkey has seen fit to lodge a protest with the U.S.
https://www.axios.com/turkey-protests-with-u-s-after-bodyguards-beat-protestors-2417824189.html