Following Erdogan's remarks, Israeli and Dutch politicians criticized him on social media, with some calling for NATO action and condemnation.
FM Katz accused Erdogan of turning "Turkey into a state that supports terrorism [that] subjects Turkey to the Iranian axis of evil in the name of extreme ideology and blatant antisemitism.”
"The problem is not the meeting, but its content," a video clip released by the presidency showed Assad telling reporters in Damascus.
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 was a pivotal event in the island's history, rooted in long-standing ethnic tensions and geopolitical rivalries.
Voter dissatisfaction in the UK ousted the Conservatives, while Netanyahu's political maneuvers keep him in power.
Syrian officials however have repeatedly said that any normalization in ties can only come after Turkey agrees to pull out thousands of troops from the rebel-held northwest.
President Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-rooted AK Party has toughened its rhetoric against the LGBT community over the past decade and banned pride marches since 2015, citing “security reasons.”
“What is currently happening in Gaza in response to the terrorist attack on Israel does not resemble a war at all. It is akin to the complete elimination of the civilian population,” Putin claimed.
Turkish capital hosts ‘Hamas festival,’ with clerics and political leaders praising the October 7 massacre and openly expressing anti-Jewish bigotry.
"Raising the import tariff on Turkey is a suitable Zionist answer to Erdogan," Smotrich said. "For too many years, the State of Israel struggled with Erdogan's antisemitism. Not on my shift!"
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