Government contributors to the Atlantic Council include Gulf monarchies, the U.S. State Department and various Turkish interests. In May 2017, Turkish President [[Recep Erdogan]] was filmed watching as his personal guards brutalized [[Kurd]]ish protesters in Washington, D.C.; Erdogen was on his way into an event at the Turkish ambassador’s residence hosted by the Atlantic Council. | Government contributors to the Atlantic Council include Gulf monarchies, the U.S. State Department and various Turkish interests. In May 2017, Turkish President [[Recep Erdogan]] was filmed watching as his personal guards brutalized [[Kurd]]ish protesters in Washington, D.C.; Erdogen was on his way into an event at the Turkish ambassador’s residence hosted by the Atlantic Council. |