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.;<ref>https://twitter.com/VOATurkish/status/864631567972540417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref> Erdogen was on his way into an event at the Turkish ambassador’s residence hosted by the Atlantic Council.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2017/05/19/us-funded-atlantic-council-shills-nato-autocrats-erdogan/</ref> | 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.;<ref>https://twitter.com/VOATurkish/status/864631567972540417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref> Erdogen was on his way into an event at the Turkish ambassador’s residence hosted by the Atlantic Council.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2017/05/19/us-funded-atlantic-council-shills-nato-autocrats-erdogan/</ref> |