Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan left harsh language and sharp remarks against Germany that Berlin’s support for Israel is due to guilt over the Holocaust, stressing, among other things, that Turkey does not owe Israel and that “those who owe Israel cannot talk comfortably”.
During the joint press conference granted by the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the German chancellor Olaf Solzshortly before their meeting tonight in Berlin, Erdogan devoted a significant part of the statements to the developments surrounding war in Gaza and, using harsh language, he wondered if “we will stand idly by” as places of worship and hospitals are hit. “The bombing of hospitals and the killing of children do not exist in the Torah. You cannot do these things. How do they kill these children here?’ he emphasized. “We have no debt to Israel. Those in debt cannot speak freely. We do not carry the burden of the Holocaust. Our respect for man is different. I am a leader who first took a stand on anti-Semitism in my prime ministership. We don’t owe anyone because of this,” he said in the presence of the German chancellor.
On the subject of hostages the Turkish president claimed that Israel is holding many more hostages. “There is talk of an exchange of hostages. When you say hostages, what is the number of hostages in Israel and, what is the number of hostages that Hamas is holding on the other side?” he noticed.
Unfolding the agenda of the upcoming talks, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss with the German chancellor and the migratory, while regarding Euro-Turkish relations he stated that “for some time now we have justified expectations regarding the Customs Union and the liberalization of visas (including for Turkish citizens traveling to the EU). For 52 years, Turkey has been waiting at the gate of the EU. We will discuss speeding up visa procedures for our citizens until visa liberalization is achieved.”
Tayyip Erdogan also referred to Ukraine war, emphasizing that Turkey is one of the leading countries of NATO, a country in the top five. “Turkey is not just any country in NATO” he said and commented: “Regardless of who has, what opinion in NATO, whose side is everyone on between Russia and Ukraine? Of Ukraine… We are talking with both Ukraine and Russia. But we were the ones who transported 33 million tons of grain from the corridor to Europe and Africa.”
Regarding Turkey’s request for fighter jets Eurofighter, which is seeking to replace the F-35s blocked by the US, the Turkish president said that “Germany may or may not give them. Is Germany the only country in the world that produces fighter jets? Currently, Turkey has reached an important point in the field of unmanned combat aircraft.
Source: News Beast
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