Erdogan On Morsi death sentence: 'Egypt is turning into ancient Egypt.'

Erdogan On Morsi death sentence: 'Egypt is turning into ancient Egypt.' (HD).

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed the death penalty issued for former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, likening the country to "ancient Egypt" while criticizing the Western stance over the coup, which was led by Mursi's successor Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.

"Egypt is turning into ancient Egypt. Sisi cannot be confronted. The West does not display a stance against Sisi the coupmaker," Erdoğan said in his speech during an inauguration ceremony in Istanbul on May 16.

Hours before Erdoğan's speech, an Egyptian court sought the Mursi and more than 100 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011.