Erdoğan marks Eid with Gaza solidarity message
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked Eid al-Adha with a message of solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza and said Türkiye would continue supporting diplomatic efforts to ease regional conflicts.
In his Eid message on May 27, Erdoğan described the holiday as a “spiritual blessing” and said he hoped it would bring goodness to Türkiye, the Turkish nation, the Islamic world and all humanity.
“To all our brothers and sisters who are welcoming this holiday with sadness, pain and deep sorrow in different corners of our spiritual geography, particularly those in Gaza, I extend my strongest messages of solidarity on behalf of myself and my nation,” Erdoğan said.
Millions of people across Türkiye performed Eid prayers on the first day of the holiday.
