#ikhwan
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Within hours after the death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a statement calling Morsi a 'martyr'. Morsi, who was deposed in July 2013 following mass protests against his and the Muslim Brotherhood's rule, died of a heart attack in court moments after speaking at a trial. "May Allah rest our Morsi brother, our martyr's soul in peace," said Erdogan, who had been a strong supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and Morsi following their…