Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that no country or leader can threaten Turkey, while calling for renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran, writes Turkey Today, quoted by Focus.
"To those baby killers who attack me and my country on social media, I remind them once again of some facts: The Republic of Turkey is not an ordinary country“, Erdogan said in a speech to his party's parliamentary group, condemning Israel's actions in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Netanyahu attacked Erdogan in a post in X, writing that "Israel under my leadership will continue to fight the terrorist regime of Iran and its proxies, unlike Erdogan, who obeys them and massacres his own Kurdish citizens“.
In response, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Netanyahu's record “speaks for itself“, describing him as a figure widely compared to Hitler and pointing to the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court in November 2024 on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. It also noted that Israel faces genocide charges before the International Court.
Erdogan also said that Ankara was continuing its efforts to reduce tensions, extend the ceasefire and maintain negotiations.