“Double door” Erdogan also in the Middle East: We get along with Israel, but we don’t forget the Palestinians

August 23, 2022

Robert

The Turkish president warmly welcomed his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas

“double door” and Tayyip Erdogan is operating in the Middle East after Ukrainian.

“The normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel does not mean the change of Turkey’s policy in the Middle East, assured today Wednesday Mahmoud Abbas the Turkish president, warmly welcoming his Palestinian counterpart.

My dear brothers and sisters, the President of the Philistine State, Sayın Mahmud Abbas, and the people of our country are very pleased.

As always, we will support the Philistine people, and we will continue to support the Philistine cause in a strong way. 🇹🇷🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/FwajeeQoYZ

— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) August 23, 2022

The Palestinian president met with Erdogan for talks and a private dinner. This is his second visit to Turkey within a year. Last week Turkey and Israel announced the restoration of their relations and the return of their ambassadors.

Erdogan treated the Palestinian leader with great respect and helped him, holding his hand, down the steps covered with a turquoise carpet. Speaking to reporters afterward, he said that “the measures taken in our relations with Israel do not undermine our support for the Palestinian struggle” and assured that Turkey always supports the two-state solution.

On the basis of United Nations parameters, we underline once again that the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital in the 1967 borders is a necessity for the peace and stability of our entire region. 🇹🇷🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/3unucKlxDi

— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) August 23, 2022

Abbas made no mention of Turkish-Israeli relations, but thanked Erdogan for his support. “I would again like to express my gratitude for the fact that Turkey and the Turkish government are on the side of the Palestinians,” he said.

BM Filistli Mültecilere Yardım Ajansına lıştında mali ve ayni gıdığığılarımızım ılızın ın previous years gibi devam ettirıyoruz.

We support Filistin institutions in the field of art and culture.

Kudüs başta olmak sımın we encourage Filistin’e turizmi. pic.twitter.com/MQidDmfgBv

— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) August 23, 2022

“The fact that we are normalizing our relations (with Israel) does not mean that the Turkey will make concessions as far as the Palestinian struggle is concerned,” the Turkish Foreign Minister said earlier Mevlut Cavusoglu. “The dialogue must continue, even if we don’t agree on everything,” he added in an interview with the Turkish private channel Haber Global.