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Turkey marks one year since the defeat of the coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seeking to showcase national unity and his grip on power in an increasingly polarised society. IMAGES / COMPLETES VID1054825_EN, VID1054832_EN
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on a visit to Germany, says he sees all faiths as equal and rejects suggestions that his attacks on Israel have anti-Semitic undertones. "If there was a struggle against anti-Semitism, I was the first leader in the world to lead that struggle," Erdogan says during a joint media appearance with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. SOUNDBITE
People line the streets of Gabon's capital Libreville waiting for the military parade marking the first anniversary of the 30 August 2023 coup that ended 55 years of the Bongo family rule. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns the "immorality committed against the Christian world" at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, and announces his intention to call Pope Francis on the subject. "I will call the Pope at the first opportunity to share with him the immorality committed against the Christian world and against all Christians. The Olympic Games have been used as a tool of perversion that corrupts human nature", says the head of state before a meeting of his party. SOUNDBITE
Sirens wail to mark anniversary of the Coup d'état ordered by Greek junta which led to Turkey's invasion of Cyprus five days later in July 1974. IMAGES