ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan slammed Germany over what he said was its ignorance of Israel’s “genocide,” famine and attacks in Gaza, at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara on Thursday.
Erdogan said Israel had nuclear and other weapons with which it was using and threatening Gaza, adding Palestinian militant group Hamas had none of those. He said Israel had once again attacked Gaza in recent days despite a ceasefire in the enclave.
“Does Germany not see these?” he said, adding it was Turkiye, Germany and other countries’ humanitarian duty to end the famine and massacres in Gaza.
Asked about the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan said that nobody can trample on laws regardless of their position, and added that the judiciary is managing the legal process as needed.
Imamoglu has been in prison since March pending trial on corruption charges that he and his main opposition party deny.
