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Erdogan: Gaza has not surrendered or bowed to oppressors

January 17, 2025 at 2:34 pm

Turkish President and Leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the crowd greets as he attends his party’s 8th Ordinary Provincial Congress at Hayri Gur Indoor Sports Hall in Trabzon, Turkiye on January 05, 2025. [Doğukan Keskinkılıç – Anadolu Agency]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has affirmed that the Gaza Strip has neither surrendered nor bowed, despite the loss of thousands of lives during Israeli attacks since 7 October 2023.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Erdogan said: “Despite the fall of over 50,000 martyrs, most of them children and women, Gaza did not surrender, nor was it brought under control, and its people did not bow to oppressors.”

“As a coalition for humanity, we need to work more earnestly, especially from now on, to ensure the ceasefire is respected and to help heal the wounds in Gaza.”

Erdogan underscored the urgent need to begin peace negotiations aimed at establishing an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

He also stressed the importance of preventing the Israeli occupation government from violating the ceasefire in Gaza. He called on the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities towards the Palestinians in the region.

Israeli government must not be allowed to violate ceasefire: Turkiye President Erdogan