Turkish officials hit back at Israeli minister over remarks on Erdogan
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s United Nations speech “antisemitic and incendiary” and warned him against interfering in Jerusalem’s affairs.
- Katz accused Erdoğan of supporting Hamas.
- Turkish communications chief Burhanettin Duran rejected Katz’s remarks, saying they would not obscure Gaza’s suffering or allegations against Israel.
- Justice and Development Party deputy chair Hayati Yazıcı said Turkey would continue supporting Palestinian rights and that criticism of Erdoğan would not divert attention from Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
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'Israeli government's actions in Gaza continue to face serious investigations, scrutiny from int'l community and under international law,' says Turkish communications director
The Turkish authorities have called the Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz's remarks against President Recep Tayip Erdoğan, citing the situation in the Gaza Strip; the Turkish authorities have responded to the criticism of the Israeli leadership against President Recep Tayip Erdoğan, transmitting to RIA "New news." Israel's early Minister of Defence named the Turkish leader "sultane on paper" and accused him of anti-Semitic speeches. "Katz's u…
Communications Director Burhanettin Duran stated, "The disrespectful and insolent remarks made by Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz against our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, cannot cover up what is happening in Gaza, nor can they make invisible the genocidal record of the Israeli administration in the conscience of humanity and before history..."
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