Spear-carrying guardsmen, warriors bedecked in chain mail, gleaming golden helmets and even a few fake moustaches thrown in for good measure — Turkey’s president has spared nothing in a dramatic remake of his palace ceremonial guard.
On Monday, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas could have been forgiven for thinking he had walked onto the scene of a historical costume drama or far-fetched ballet as he arrived for talks in Ankara with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
