Turkiye slams Israeli Prime Minister’s Office over remarks targeting President Erdogan

Turkiye on Friday strongly rejected remarks by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, describing them as devoid of “historical facts and political seriousness,” Anadolu reports.

“The insolent rants of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office targeting our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which are devoid of historical facts and political seriousness, are yet another indication of the helplessness of an administration seeking to evade accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity,” Turkiye’s Communications Directorate said in a statement on Turkish social media company NSosyal.

The directorate said what it called the “cheap politics” of Netanyahu and his associates, aimed in part at gaining an advantage in elections, had no standing in Israeli society, the region, the international community or Turkiye.

It said the remarks by an administration facing genocide accusations before international justice mechanisms showed “how deeply Turkiye’s voice and President Erdogan’s unwavering stance in the face of the truth have disturbed certain circles.”

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The directorate said recent developments showed that Israel’s election campaign was increasingly being shaped by “irresponsible security populism” and an increasingly aggressive politics of threats.

“The Netanyahu administration’s effort to construct Turkiye as a new threat figure is also part of this cheap politics,” it added.

The directorate warned that escalating tensions for the sake of domestic political competition posed “serious risks” not only to Israeli society but also to regional and global peace and stability.

“Turkiye, as in the past, will continue to stand against the oppressor and by the side of the oppressed, and will resolutely defend peace, justice and stability in our region, whatever the cost,” it said.

Earlier Friday, Turkiye said it had requested Interpol red notices for Netanyahu and another Israeli defendant as part of an ongoing prosecution over an Israeli attack on activists aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.

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