ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan told US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call on Friday that Turkiye welcomed efforts to reach peace in the region, but that Israel must stop its attacks for efforts to be successful, the Turkish presidency said. Erdogan and Trump met at the White House last month for the first time in six years, for a meeting that the Turkish leader said helped the NATO allies make “meaningful progress” on a range of issues.

The past week’s meetings, announcements and official visits have signaled an intensified regional effort to end the Israeli aggression in Gaza. From the meeting between US…

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan told US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call on Friday that Turkiye welcomed efforts to reach peace in the region, but that Israel must stop…