Erdogan Urges Islamic World to Take Action Against Israel

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed deep concern over the events occurring in East Jerusalem. Erdogan has strongly criticized the Israeli authorities. He made a statement in Arabic, Hebrew, and Turkish on his Twitter account, according to ermenihaber.am.

According to the source, Erdogan urged the Islamic world to take action against Israel, describing its actions as "brutal assaults." The Turkish leader assured that Ankara will continue to support the Palestinians.

In addition to Erdogan, the Israeli actions have been condemned by Turkey's Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Omer Celik, the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Mustafa Sentop, and the Director of the Public Relations Department of the Turkish Presidency Fahrettin Altun.

Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli, and former Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, who now leads the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), have also condemned Israel's actions.