Erdogan calls on countries to recognize Palestine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his call for countries to recognize the State of Palestine, writing in an article for Newsweek that lasting peace in the Middle East requires a sovereign Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, Report informs via Türkiye Today.

"Our call to the states of the world is clear: Recognize the State of Palestine," Erdogan wrote. "Indeed, recognition of Palestine is the most powerful response to occupation, blockade, and oppression."

He said a just peace is achievable only through the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. "We congratulate the countries that recently announced their decision in support of this effort, and we expect them to remain firm in their stance and translate their commitments into concrete steps," he added.