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Trump invites Turkish President Erdogan to join Gaza peace board as founding member

January 17, 2026 at 12:43 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by US President Donald Trump at White House in Washington, United States on September 25, 2025. [Celal Güneş – Anadolu Agency]

US President Donald Trump, as the founding chair of the Board of Peace for Gaza, has invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to join the board, Anadolu reports.

“On January 16, US President Donald Trump, in his capacity as the founding chairman of the Board of Peace sent a letter inviting our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to become a founding member of the Board of Peace,” said Burahanettin Duran, Türkiye’s communications director, in a post on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

Duran said the UN Security Council, in Resolution 2803, supported the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, which was announced by Trump and led to a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave. In this regard, he added, the Board of Peace and its bodies are being established to ensure security and reconstruction of Gaza.