Editing Rogue state (section)

===Usage by Turkey===
On 23 February 1999, Turkish President [[Süleyman Demirel]] described [[Greece]] as a "rogue state" because of its alleged support of the [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] (PKK). Demirel said "Greece serves as a sanctuary for members of the PKK seeking shelter and provides training facilities and logistics to the terrorists."<ref name= "Hürriyet Daily News">{{cite news |last=Çevik |first=Ilnur |date= 23 February 1999|title= Demirel describes Greece: A 'rogue state' |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/demirel-describes-greece-a-rogue-state.aspx?pageID=438&n=demirel-describes-greece-a-rogue-state-1999-02-23 |newspaper= [[Hürriyet Daily News]]|location=[[Manila]] |access-date=13 March 2016 }}</ref>

On 28 June 2012, after the [[2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown|shooting down of a Turkish warplane]] by the [[Syrian Army]] during the [[Syrian civil war]], Turkish Prime Minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] declared [[Syria]] to be a "rogue state".<ref name= "HürriyetDN" >{{cite news |date= 28 June 2012|title= PM calls Syria rogue state as Turkey, Russia in touch|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=517&nID=24255&NewsCatID=338 |newspaper= [[Hürriyet Daily News]]|location=[[Ankara]] |access-date=1 May 2016 }}</ref> In October 2020, Erdoğan described [[Armenia]] as a rogue state, referring to the [[Second Nagorno-Karabakh War]]. He used the words "countries supporting rogue state Armenia in its occupation of Karabakh would have to face the common conscience of humanity".<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkey: Permanent peace possible if Armenia leaves Azerbaijan territories |url=https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/turkey-permanent-peace-possible-if-armenia-leaves-azerbaijan-territories-40198/amp |access-date=22 October 2020 |publisher=[[TRT World]] |date=1 October 2020}}</ref> Commentator Robert Ellis, writing in the  British newspaper ''[[The Independent]]'' in 2016, claimed that [[Turkey]] under Erdoğan risks "being regarded as a rogue state" due to its increasingly authoritarian government, the [[Human rights in Turkey|deterioration of the human rights in the country]], the [[Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war|Turkish government's involvement in Syria]] and [[State-sponsored terrorism#Turkey|its alleged support of terrorist groups]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Turkey has become a rogue state - and even Erdogan must face up to the fact |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/turkey-has-become-a-rogue-state-and-even-erdogan-must-face-up-to-the-fact-a6909196.html |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>

Similarly, Erdoğan said after a cabinet meeting on 5 October 2020: "It is not possible for humanity to attain permanent [[peace]] and tranquility without saving the world from rogue states and their rogue rulers. Especially in our region, the number of rogue states is quite high. These rogue states, dating back to [[Israel]], [[Cyprus|Greek Administration of Cyprus]] and the [[Assad regime|Syrian regime]], persecute their own citizens and destabilize the world."<ref name="AA">{{cite news |last1=Sevencan |first1=Seda |title=Turkey expanding grades for in-person education |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-expanding-grades-for-in-person-education/1996554 |access-date=28 October 2020 |agency=[[Anadolu Agency]] |date=5 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Kıbrıs Postası">{{cite news |title=Erdoğan: İsrail, Güney Kıbrıs ve Suriye rejimine kadar uzanan haydut devletler kendi vatandaşlarına zulmediyor |url=https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c36-TURKIYE/n350681-erdogan-israil-guney-kibris-ve-suriye-rejimine-kadar-uzanan-haydut-devletler-kendi-vatandaslarina-zulmediyor |access-date=28 October 2020 |publisher=[[Kıbrıs Postası]] |date=5 October 2020}}</ref>