Yesterday Israel Katz, his foreign minister Israel he personally attacked the Turkish President with unusual temper. In his post he argued that Erdogan has turned Turkey into a dictatorship just to support the killers and rapists of Hamas against the stance of the entire free world. It blocks Instagram, which has 57 million users in Turkey, disrupts sports broadcasts because an Israeli athlete defeated a Turkish athlete, threatens to invade a democratic country with which Turkey is not in a military conflict, and causes an annual loss of $6 billion to Turkish exporters by interrupting trade relations. Erdogan is destroying a Turkish state with scientific, cultural, technological and economic potential and is erasing the legacy of Atatürk, who built a progressive and prosperous Turkey. Let’s hope that the days will come when all will be well.

Intense reactions from citizens and the political world

The posting of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs caused strong reactions among Turkish users of X, but also an immediate rallying of the close associates of the Turkish president. #WeStandWithErdogan was created and started to fill with posts from close associates of the President to confirm their loyalty. “We stand by Erdogan,” wrote Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

“We will not allow attempts to defame the love of our honorable president Erdogan for the nation and his enormous contribution to the development of our country. We stand with our president, the leader of our nation and the beacon of hope for all the oppressed. We will continue to work for a strong and prosperous Turkey under his leadership.” The accusations of the Israeli foreign minister also provoked the strong reaction of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, who in his statements today and addressed to Israel Katz said: “I return to you this entire statement of yours that insults the flag and the President of the Republic of Turkey. We are not going to learn democracy and laws from those who have the blood of tens of thousands of children on their hands. Yes, everything will be great. When Palestine will be free.”