Erdoğan backs Palestinian statehood, urges Gaza rebuilding
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Aug. 12 reaffirmed Türkiye’s support for an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and called for reconstruction in Gaza to begin without delay.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following talks in Ankara, Erdoğan said supporting Palestine was a shared responsibility of the international community.
“Türkiye will continue to defend the Palestinian cause on every platform in the strongest possible way,” he said.
Citing U.N. data, Erdoğan said around 3,800 Palestinians had been displaced in the occupied West Bank this year because of settler violence, demolitions and evictions.
