Türkiye condemns Israeli remarks against Erdoğan, Anadolu reports

Türkiye condemned Israeli remarks directed against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Anadolu Agency reported on November 11, describing a sharp response from Ankara that also reiterated its support for Palestinians.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry accused Israel of attempting to conceal the truth, according to the agency. It reaffirmed support for Palestinians and for other people affected by Israeli policies.

It was not clear which Israeli remarks prompted the condemnation. The original remarks and the full Turkish response could not be established from the brief report.

Separately, the Turkish Presidency Directorate of Communications published an account on November 12 of Erdoğan’s address to the opening meeting of the COP31 Leaders Summit in Antalya. It described his criticism of conditions in Gaza and his demand for humanitarian access.

In that speech, Erdoğan called for aid deliveries into Gaza to be permitted immediately and for the policy of isolation to end, according to the presidency’s account.

He also alleged that permission to send container shelters to Gaza was being withheld and described flooding affecting tents and shelters. Those conditions were assertions made by Erdoğan; they were not independently verified.

The presidency’s account did not link the Antalya address to the exchange reported by Anadolu. It therefore remained unclear whether the Israeli remarks concerned that speech.