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Recep Tayyip Erdogan announcement: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that Turkey had severed all ties with Israel. He made this statement while talking to journalists in his plane after his visit to Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan. “The government of the Republic of Türkiye, under my leadership, will not maintain any kind of relations with Israel and we will stick to this position,” Erdogan said.
Turkey summoned its ambassador
Turkey imposed trade sanctions on Israel in May, but a Turkish diplomatic mission is still open and functioning in Tel Aviv. Turkey recalled its ambassador last year, while Israel evacuated its embassy in Ankara due to security concerns.
Erdogan also said Turkey would take every possible step to hold Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accountable for actions in Gaza. Turkey has intervened this year in the ongoing genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice and has also advocated for an arms embargo on Israel.
In November, Turkey launched an initiative at the United Nations to halt arms and ammunition supplies to Israel, which was supported by 52 countries and two international organizations. Erdogan said he has presented the initiative to the President and Secretary-General of the UN Security Council and invited all Arab League members to sign a letter at a summit in Riyadh.
Decline in Türkiye-Israel relations
Relations between Turkey and Israel have soured since a meeting between Erdogan and Netanyahu in New York last year, which was seen as a symbol of peace between the two countries but was blocked by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Was given. Following the attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli response to Gaza, which killed more than 43,000 Palestinians, Turkey has sharply criticized the Netanyahu government.
Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) faced criticism for its weak response in recent local elections in Turkey, following which Turkey tightened legal and trade sanctions on Israel.
