President Erdoğan ‘expects apology’ from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Turkish President Erdoğan stated that he “has been expecting an apology” from Palestinian President Abbas for not visiting Turkish Parliament even though he was invited.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 27 said that he “expected an apology” from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Speaking at a meeting in Rize province, Erdoğan criticized other political parties for condemning the government for not inviting Abbas to the Turkish Parliament to deliver a speech.
“The other day, we all watched those disgraceful scenes in the U.S. House of Representatives together. Frankly, we were ashamed on behalf of humanity in the face of what we saw there. It is a great mental eclipse for America to roll out a red carpet for someone like Netanyahu, to go much further and applaud his lies until his hands swell,” President Erdoğan first criticized the visit of Israeli Prime Minister to the U.S. amid Gaza Genocide.
Erdoğan then stated that they had already invited Palestinian President Abbas to deliver a speech in the Turkish Parliament, yet he “did not respond to their invitations.”
“Mr. Abbas, who did not come even though we invited him, should apologise to us first. We invited him but he did not come. We are waiting to see if he will come. He may or may not come, but we are already expressing what needs to be said on behalf of the Palestinian people everywhere,” President Erdoğan stated.
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"On one side, there are those who applaud the speech of someone who is like a Hitler caricature in the House of Representatives, but on the other side, thousands of people outside the House are cursing them," Erdoğan added.
He continued, "Who can guarantee that those who are devastating Gaza today will not set their dirty eyes on Anatolia tomorrow? This is why we keep saying that Turkey must be strong, deterrent, and self-sufficient in every field at every opportunity.”
Israel has killed at least 39,670 Palestinians and injured more than 100,000 people since Oct. 7 while continuing to carpet bomb the “designated safe zones” for civilians.