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Turkey condemns Israeli remarks after Erdoğan’s Gaza speech at COP31
Erdoğan used his COP31 speech to highlight suffering in Gaza at the leaders’ summit in Antalya, Turkey.
He said Palestinians were living in tents amid flooding and damaged infrastructure, and called for the situation to end.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry made statements targeting Erdoğan, according to the Turkish account.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry condemned those statements, calling them an attempt to hide the facts.
The dispute followed Erdoğan’s criticism of Israel’s policies and his remarks about conditions facing Palestinians.
Turkey said it would continue to support Palestinians and others affected by Israel’s policies.
The two governments’ public disagreement has escalated, but no further steps were specified.
Türkiye condemned remarks by Israel’s Foreign Ministry targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after his speech at the COP31 Leaders Summit.
Erdoğan’s address in Antalya criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and brought Gaza to the summit’s agenda.
Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry called the Israeli remarks an attempt to conceal the truth and evade accountability.
The ministry said Türkiye would continue to support Palestinians and others affected by what it called Israel’s aggressive policies.
- Who
- Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry condemned remarks by Israel’s Foreign Ministry targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
- What
- Türkiye denounced the remarks after Erdoğan criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in a COP31 speech.
- When
- November 11, 2026.
- Where
- Antalya, Türkiye, where the COP31 Leaders Summit was held.
- Why
- Türkiye said Erdoğan’s speech had drawn attention to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and that the Israeli remarks sought to obscure the truth.
Türkiye
Israel’s Foreign Ministry
Remarks about Erdoğan
Türkiye
Türkiye called the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s remarks slanderous and said they were an attempt to conceal the truth.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry
Israel’s Foreign Ministry made remarks targeting Erdoğan; the articles do not state its specific claims.
Erdoğan addressed the COP31 Leaders Summit in Antalya and criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry made remarks targeting Erdoğan.
Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli remarks in a written statement.
- Summit
- COP31 Leaders Summit
- Location
- Antalya, Türkiye
- President
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Türkiye’s response
- Foreign Ministry statement on November 11, 2026
- Subject of Erdoğan’s speech
- Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and conditions in Gaza
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What people are saying
The Israeli Foreign Ministry's despicable and outrageous slanders against our president represent yet another example of Israeli officials' futile efforts to conceal the truth
As Türkiye, we will continue to stand with all those oppressed by Israel's aggressive policies, particularly the Palestinians
This cruelty must now end and must be brought to an end