Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has warned of a "reverse domino effect" in the Arab Spring countries if approval is ultimately extended to the Egyptian coup d’état.
"People or institutions from the old system could say ‘in some way, the army staged a coup and it has been justified by foreign countries – or at least they have remained silent about declaring it illegitimate – so we can do the same then,’" the foreign minister told private broadcaster NTV on July 15.
"There are some elements that have remained from the old system in Yemen, Tunisia and Libya. Our foremost mission is to eliminate the possibility of making a reverse domino effect over external legitimacy. If we all allow something wrong in Egypt, there will be a reverse domino effect."
Turkey strongly reacted to the July 3 coup and called on the army to re-install ousted President Mohamed Morsi with full powers.
Stressing that Egypt was the spine of every development in the Middle East, Davutoğlu said the country was facing a serious crisis. "There are two ways to legalize the political system: internal and external legitimacy. The source of internal legitimacy is the people and the sovereignty of the nation. A country should obtain its power from the people if it wants to be stable. If this [taking power from people] ends, the debate over legitimacy starts. This is the main problem Egypt now," the top diplomat said.
International concern is mounting over the continued detention of Morsi, who has been in custody since the July 3 coup and was quizzed by prosecutors over the weekend over complaints about possible criminal offences.
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