Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that his country had severed its trade and diplomatic relations with Israel and would support Palestine to the end, according to the Anadolu news agency.
These statements made by the emir of Ankara became official during a press conference upon his return from Saudi Arabia, during which he participated in the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States.
Stressing the need to announce an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the conflict, and then the urgency of ensuring continuous and regular humanitarian aid for the people in need both in Gaza and in the south of Lebanon.
Maintaining the pressure at all costs
While insisting that Ankara was striving to maintain and intensify constant pressure on Israel, Turkey would act in the framework of international law.
Then to recall that Turkey occupied first place in terms of humanitarian aid sent to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Politically, the Turkish president also emphasized that 52 countries and two international organizations had supported the initiative launched by Turkey at the United Nations to prevent the supply of weapons and ammunition to the State of Israel.
« Trade restrictions and the embargo against Israel are another form of struggle, and it is important to conduct active diplomacy that can surround Israel in all areas in order to increase the diplomatic pressure on it..»Has he hammered it home,« he added, then adding: " We are going through a great ordeal for humanity that we can overcome if we are part of the humanitarian alliance. Otherwise, history will judge those who support Israel and remain silent in the face of injustice..Close the bench.
On the way there and rather to the detriment of his domestic opponents, Recep Tayyip Erdogan also denied the rumors that Turkey would continue its trade with Tel Aviv more discreetly, while insisting that these allegations « aimed at weakening the current government in Turkey ».
A break in trade relations
The head of the Bosphorus also recalled, without any comparison, although this time it seems that the message is directed at the international community, that Turkey had « It brought the strongest reaction in the world to the injustices perpetrated by Israel and had taken concrete measures, notably by suspending all commercial transactions with it »Indeed, this first rupture last May had marked the beginning of a confrontation between the two states.
Then, in the manner of the Caliph, to maintain firmly: « We have broken off trade and relations with Israel and we will support Palestine until the end. » Furthermore, emphasizing that the « Popular Alliance » (the Turkish government coalition that brings together the Justice and Development parties and the nationalist movement) was determined to sever relations with Israel, and that Turkey would maintain this position in the coming stages. But what stages? To this question, however, more than serious, a laconic answer: « We will hold the tyrant named Netanyahu and his gang accountable before the law for their actions.. »
Categorical denial via an official statement
Already on Monday, in a statement issued by the Center for Countering Disinformation, affiliated with the Turkish presidency for communications, the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan specified that all allegations claiming the continuation of trade between Turkey and Israel were false, indicating that it had completely suspended all its exports and imports with the Jewish state since May 2, 2024.
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