Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Erdoğan urges UN to recommend use of force for Gaza

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on Monday for the United Nations General Assembly to urgently consider using force in Gaza, invoking the 1950 Uniting for Peace resolution.

"Standing up for Palestine and Lebanon today means standing up for humanity, peace, and coexistence among different beliefs," Erdoğan said after a Cabinet meeting in capital Ankara.

Mitsotakis: Talking with Erdogan doesn’t mean we agree on everything

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated that Greece will not recognize Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus or compromise on its sovereignty, a few days after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York. 

The two leaders met Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, their second meeting in two months after a July meeting in Washington.

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