Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered a $50 million loan to Ukraine and called for the rights of Crimean Tatars to be protected during a trip to Kyiv on Friday, but avoided outright criticism of trade partner Russia.
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Today’s Zaman: Turkey offers $50 million loan to Ukraine, urges protection of Crimean Tatars
A elderly man carries small flags of Crimean Tatars (L) and Ukraine (R) while celebrating a day of Crimean Tatars' national flag in the Crimean capital Simferopol, on June 26, 2014. Crimea's largely Russian-speaking residents voted in March to become part of Russia, in a hastily organised referendum.
