Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a press conference in Ankara.
Erdogan says “genocidal” Netanyahu wants to erase Palestine from global agenda
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday accused ‘Israeli’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of deliberately trying to push the Palestinian issue off the international stage by exploiting regional chaos and new conflicts.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, Erdoğan declared:
“The aim of the Netanyahu government is to remove Palestine from the common agenda of humanity by profiting from chaos and new conflicts in the region.”
He added: “No matter what they do, they will not succeed. The Palestinian cause will continue to grow in people’s hearts as they try to destroy it.”
Erdoğan reiterated Turkey’s unwavering support for an independent, sovereign Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital and full geographic contiguity.
“As Türkiye, we will continue to defend the Palestinian cause in the strongest possible manner on every platform,” he said.
“We will continue to fight resolutely for the establishment of an independent, sovereign and geographically contiguous Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
The Turkish leader also condemned what he described as intensifying ‘Israeli’ policies of occupation, forced displacement, and land seizures in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
Citing United Nations figures, he noted that around 3,800 Palestinians had been displaced in 2026 alone due to settler violence, demolitions, and evacuations, with nearly 100 killed.
“The genocidal Netanyahu government continues its unlawful actions in the West Bank and Jerusalem before the eyes of the entire world,” Erdoğan said, warning that “the existence of a sovereign Palestinian state is being undermined.”
Abbas, who arrived in Ankara on Tuesday with a high-level delegation, described the talks as “important and fruitful.”
The Palestinian president also welcomed plans for legislative elections on November 28, 2026, followed by presidential elections in 2027—the first in nearly two decades—as part of a broader national reform program.
Erdoğan expressed hope that the elections would “advance the reconciliation process” and strengthen Palestinian unity.
