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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led a massive protest in Istanbul against Israel
New Delhi:
Israel has recalled diplomats and asked its citizens to return from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a controversial remark in a massive protest in Istanbul against Israel’s strikes on Gaza Strip.
Given the grave statements coming from Turkey, I have ordered the return of diplomatic representatives there in order to conduct a reevaluation of the relations between Israel and Turkey.
— Eli Cohen Eli Cohen (@elicoh1) October 28, 2023
“Given the grave statements coming from Turkey, I have ordered the return of diplomatic representatives there in order to conduct a reevaluation of the relations between Israel and Turkey,” Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.