Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday defended Turkey's historical record on providing refuge, citing the Inquisition and Nazi persecution, and accused his detractors of committing barbarism in Gaza to deflect attention from their own history.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the remarks in a statement published Tuesday evening, asserting that Turkey's history is marked by a tradition of sheltering those fleeing the Inquisition and Nazi persecution. He then dismissed criticism of Turkey as a diversionary tactic by those 'committing barbarism in Gaza,' accusing them of ignoring their own historical record.
Erdogan did not name specific countries or leaders. The statement comes amid ongoing tensions between Turkey and Israel over the Gaza conflict, as The Zioneer previously reported. Erdogan has repeatedly condemned Israel's military operations in Gaza since October 2023. The comments were carried by multiple Turkish and Israeli Telegram news channels, but no official English-language transcript has been released.
The statement is a political speech: Erdogan's claim about Turkey's historical record is not independently verified in this batch, and the reference to 'barbarism in Gaza' is a charged accusation against unnamed parties.
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