Türkiye commemorates Srebrenica genocide in 1995

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has drawn a parallel between the 1995 genocide of Bosnian Muslims and the current situation in Gaza, condemning the violence.

"Those responsible for the barbarism in Gaza will sooner or later be held accountable before international law, just as they were in Srebrenica," Erdoğan said in a video message sent to the annual commemoration in eastern Bosnia on July 11.

Erdoğan pledged Türkiye's continued efforts to seek justice for the "massacre" in Gaza.

His remarks came as thousands gathered in Srebrenica to remember the genocide, during which over 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were killed by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995.

In a ceremony, the remains of 13 men and one teenage boy were laid to rest at the memorial cemetery outside Srebrenica, joining more than 6,600 other victims reburied there. The process of finding and identifying bodies continues, with many remains scattered across multiple mass graves.

"Today, the Palestinian people in Gaza and the occupied territories are suffering a similar atrocity to the one that took place 29 years ago in Srebrenica," Erdoğan said.

"International institutions and organizations are just watching the massacre of nearly 40,000 innocent people, including 16,000 children, just as they did 29 years ago."

The president extended condolences to the victims' families and the entire Bosnian community, labeling the massacre as a "black stain" on human history.

Türkiye has previously expressed its intent to join South Africa's ongoing genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel attended the commemoration in Bosnia.

He condemned the massacre in a message...