Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday condemned Israel's recent attacks in Lebanon as part of what he called an Israeli policy of "genocide, occupation, and invasion", urging the U.N. Security Council and other bodies to stop Israel. In a post on X without naming Nasrallah, Erdoğan said that Türkiye stood with the Lebanese people and government, offering his condolences for those killed in the Israeli strikes, while saying the Muslim world should show a more "determined" stance.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye told reporters while returning from the UN General Assembly in New York that Ankara and Washington are still at odds and that he hoped the US would change its policy course on Türkiye following the election. President said, "I would like the next president-elect to not behave as the former president. The F-35 issue persisted not only under Mr Donald Trump but also following his time in the office. Both Republicans and Democrats consistently disappoint us. Let's see if this policy will continue in the coming term." Erdoğan recalled that...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan told Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Wednesday that the international community must urgently implement a solution to stop Israel's aggression, the Turkish presidency said, adding he had also voiced support for Lebanon. A NATO member, Türkiye has denounced Israel's devastating military offensive in Gaza prompted by Palestinian militant group Hamas' cross-border attack last Oct. 7. Türkiye halted all trade with Israel and applied to join a genocide case against Israel at the World Court. Türkiye’s presidency said Erdoğan told Mikati in a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N....
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that the values of the United Nations' system and the Western world are dying in Gaza as the conflict continues there, calling for an "alliance of humanity" to stop Israel. In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Erdoğan reiterated his harsh criticism on Israel over its military campaign in the Gaza strip and on the Western countries for their support to Israel. "Along with children in Gaza, the United Nations system is also dying, the truth is dying, the values that the West claims to defend are dying, the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye is likely to highlight the war in Gaza during his address to the UN General Assembly tomorrow. According to a statement released by the Presidency, during his meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan in New York, President Erdoğan stated that Israel "must be held accountable for its crimes." In May, Khan requested an arrest warrant against Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel since the...
The President of the Republic of Türkiye warned that the region is facing a major crisis and condemned the events in Lebanon. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye accused Israel of spreading the war in the Gaza Strip to the region. President Erdoğan, prior to departing for New York for the UN General Assembly, gave an interview in İstanbul and stated, "The recent attacks on Lebanon have proven our concerns about the Israeli government's plans to spread the war to the region to be true." The President of the Republic of Türkiye...
President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Türkiye would not stop deepening ties with the East, including the BRICS group of nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), even as it continued to face West. Speaking at an event in Ankara, Erdoğan said debates over an "axis shift" were unfounded, but that Türkiye had to adapt to new "centres of power" forming in the fields of economy, production, and technology, while keeping itself open to opportunities with every structure and actor. "That is the approach that lies behind our country's will to expand the basis...
Türkiye has signed a "long-term agreement" with French group TotalEnergies on the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 10 years as of 2027, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Wednesday. "Our national company BOTAŞ and TotalEnergies have signed a long-term LNG agreement," Minister Bayraktar said in a statement at X. "With this agreement, which will be in force for 10 years starting from 2027, 16 LNG cargoes, approximately 1.6 billion cubic metres each, will be delivered each year," the minister said. "Our long-term LNG agreements are of vital in terms of guaranteeing the energy supply security of our country and our region,...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated in his post that Ankara will always stand with the Palestinians and their honourable resistance against Israeli forces in Gaza. In a post on his X social media account, Erdoğan shared: "We stand with Gaza and our Palestinian brothers with our voices, words, prayers, humanitarian aid, and all the means at our disposal. We will always continue to support their noble and honourable resistance." Since the onset of the war, the zionist regime, backed by the United States, has conducted a brutal campaign against the people of Gaza, resulting in over 132,000 Palestinians...