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Erdoğan hopes Iran tensions will be resolved diplomatically at Turkic States Summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for resolving renewed tensions with Iran through diplomacy at the opening of the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara. He urged the Turkic states to make greater efforts to deliver aid to Gaza and establish an independent Palestinian state.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said conflicts in the region benefit no one, but instead have severe consequences for the global economy, trade and energy markets. He expressed hope that “the tensions that have escalated again with Iran recently will be resolved through diplomacy rather than weapons.”
Erdoğan made the remarks in his address at the 13th summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States, which began Friday at the Presidential Complex in Ankara under the theme “Turkish Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Action.” Türkiye is taking over the organization’s rotating presidency from Azerbaijan.
“Palestine is our bleeding wound”
Erdoğan described the Palestinian cause as “our bleeding wound,” stressing that the Turkic states must make greater efforts to achieve a just solution and help deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and begin its reconstruction as soon as possible.
He stressed the need to continue supporting the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Welcoming leaders and a commemorative photo
Erdoğan welcomed his guests, including Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, along with delegations from Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, before the leaders posed for a group photo.
The Middle Corridor and cybersecurity
Erdoğan spoke about the Middle Corridor crossing the Caspian Sea between East and West, describing it as “a strategic line that will shape the trade of the future.” He called for the swift signing of a memorandum of cooperation on cybersecurity, the acceleration of the joint satellite project, the establishment of a shared digital trade platform and the development of a large Turkish language model covering the Oghuz, Kipchak and Karluk language groups.
Erdoğan also expressed hope that Turkmenistan, which has observer status, would become a full member of the organization “as soon as possible,” and that the organization would strengthen its contacts with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
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