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Either the Islamists ruling Turkey believe that the military coup that toppled Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was also against them, or they are trying hard to give that impression to outside observers. It really doesn’t make a difference which scenario is correct since it is all about a perception of feelings. Both produce the same results.
There's no doubt that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) rulers, followed by the Islamists of the Gulen Movement, wanted to share the victimhood of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. Victimization is something that Turkish Islamists badly need to exploit nowadays.
