During a speech in his hometown of Rize on Sunday, Recep Erdogan stressed that Turkey should show strength in response to Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. — If we are strong, Israel cannot behave this way towards Palestine. Just as we intervened in Karabakh and Libya, we can do the same — Erdogan said.
The Turkish president suggested that Israel’s actions could pose a threat not only to Palestine, but also to Turkey itself. — Who can guarantee that those who are destroying Gaza today will not turn their attention to Anatolia tomorrow? — asked the Turkish leader.
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Turkey played a key role in the Second Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan, supplying military drones to Azerbaijan. During the 2020 Libyan civil war, Turkey supported the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), recognized by the UN, in its fight against Khalifa Haftar’s forces backed by Russian mercenaries.
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Relations between Israel and Turkey have deteriorated significantly following the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. in early October 2023. Israel, accused of war crimes, withdrew some of its diplomats from Ankara, and Turkey recalled its ambassador in Tel Aviv for consultations.
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