"Turkey will continue to support Palestine even if it is left alone. The solution to the Palestinian issue is only possible on the basis of two states", said Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul at the first meeting of the parliamentary group in support of Palestine.
"There is no alternative to the two-state solution to the Palestinian issue. Palestine belongs to the Palestinian people. We will continue our tireless struggle until the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem within the 1967 borders, even if we are left alone," Erdogan said.
According to him, "the international system has failed in Gaza". "International law has become a tool for strengthening the power of the strong, rather than establishing justice. "I regretfully and with tears in my eyes, I state that unfortunately the Islamic world could not fulfill what was expected of it", the Turkish president noted.
Erdogan also accused Israel of hindering the stabilization of the situation in Syria and Lebanon. "The strikes on Syria and Lebanon demonstrate that the administration of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not want peace and tranquility in the Middle East. This madness, which poses a threat to the countries of the region, must be put to an end as soon as possible, otherwise the fire will soon burn those who fan it", the Turkish leader said. He expressed hope that Netanyahu sooner or later "will be brought before international genocide courts". in the Gaza Strip.
The Turkish president recalled that his country completely stopped trade with Israel in 2024 and increased humanitarian aid to Palestine. “We continued to provide humanitarian aid to our Palestinian brothers and sisters. With the support of brotherly countries in the region, we delivered over 101,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza“, Erdogan said.
The meeting, organized at the initiative of Turkey, was attended by speakers of parliaments from 13 countries, including Palestine, Qatar, the UAE, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Senegal, Jordan, Bahrain.