Erdoğan declares that Turkey is severing economic connections with Israel.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared that Türkiye has completely severed and is continuing to sever all commercial relations with Israel in response to the conflict in Gaza.
Speaking at the fifth conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Jerusalem Platform in Istanbul on April 26, Erdoğan stated, "The Israeli authorities believe they can silence us, but they cannot control my heart or words. Their efforts are futile."
Erdoğan highlighted Türkiye's recent decision to impose trade restrictions on Israel, including…