Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Turkey, met with Iraq’s top leaders in Baghdad on Monday to ask for help for his years-long bombing campaign against Kurdish groupings.
Erdogan made his second trip to Baghdad in 13 times on Monday. The attend followed Erdogan hosting the democratic president of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Istanbul on Saturday. In addition to the Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, Erdogan has consistently argued that Hamas, an Iranian-backed criminal organization that directly calls for the homicidal damage of Israel, is not a criminal organization.
President @RTErdogan, who is in Iraq for an established attend, met with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani of Iraq. photograph. tweets. com/xsMj3BCDpf
— Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye ( @trpresidency ) April 22, 2024
Hamas terrorists launched an invasion of Israel from their stronghold in Gaza on that day, carrying out a wide range of crimes, including the gang-rape of women and the murder of entire families there; sharing videos of corpse destruction to their social media accounts. The youngest of the 1,200 killed were babies. An estimated 250 persons were abducted into Gaza, of which over 130 victims remain in prison.
Erdogan officially emphasized in discussions with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and The Muslim world’s collective resistance to Israel’s self-defense businesses, which aim to stop Hamas from attacking from Gaza, was highlighted by excellent minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani on Monday.
“Pointing out that efforts to stop Jewish tyranny in Gaza continue, President Erdogan expressed that Muslim countries should work in unity during this process, ” the Turkish government’s Communications Directorate relayed, according to the state-run Anadolu news organization, referring to antagonism to Israel.
Erdogan made similar notes during his conference with Haniyeh on Saturday.
Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas ‘ democratic commission, was received by President @RTErdogan at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Istanbul. photograph. tweets. com/L1haaOyRpX
— Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye ( @trpresidency ) April 20, 2024
It is crucial that Palestinians act in this way with coherence. Unity and integrity are the keys to a successful victory for Israel, according to Erdogan after meeting with Haniyeh.
While Hamas evil workers are based in Gaza, Haniyeh and the organization’s wealthy live in luxury in Doha, Qatar, where they maintain their “political” practices. Since 2011, Erdogan has likewise permitted Hamas to run an office in Turkey.
Erdogan reportedly stated on Sunday that he would one day pay the price for the horrors it imposes on the Palestinians and that Türkiye would continue to speak out about the murders in Gaza on every situation before making his trip to Iraq. Hamas claimed that Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) operations against its terrorists in Gaza are “massacres ” against civilians, who Hamas regularly endangerate by using civilian facilities in Gaza as terror bases.
Haniyeh apparently said he was “proud” of Erdogan’s aid after their meeting.
At a meeting of his Islamist Justice and Development Party ( AKP), Erdogan had initially stated that he would welcome Haniyeh to the nation on Wednesday.
“ When no one else would speak, we stood up and said: ‘Hamas is not a terrorist organization, but a resistance group, ” Erdogan declared. Over the weekend, I’ll number the Arab cause’s leader. We’ll talk about a number of problems. ”
Erdogan has publicly supported Hamas for years, but he increased his help after the horrors of October 7. Erdogan organized a huge rally in late October that some AKP followers claimed attracted 1. 5 million citizens to Istanbul’s Atatürk International Airport. The event, dubbed the “Great Palestine Rally, ” was intended to show support for Hamas and its massacre of Jews.
On April 22, 2024, the formal opening ceremony at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, was attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. ( Turkish Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images )
“Hamas is not a terrorist organization, ” Erdogan once declared during his speech at the march.
Erdogan’s stop in Baghdad on Monday was reportedly intended, among other issues, to also address Turkey’s other major foreign policy issue, its war against the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( PKK), a U. S. -designated Communist criminal firm, and U. S. -all Kurdish militias that Erdogan says are unrelated from the PKK. The Islamic State” caliphate” was destroyed in 2017, but Erdogan insists that they are terrorist organizations that must be eliminated, and they regularly violate Iraq’s sovereignty.
Most late, Erdogan ordered attacks in Iraq in August, October, and January, and in March announced plans to create a “security corridor” to “new flashbacks to those who think that they will bring Turkey to its knees with a ‘terroristan’ along its southern borders, ” hinting at a new bombing program.
According to Anadolu, Erdogan reportedly told Iraqi leaders on Monday that Turkey has “expectations ” that Baghdad will take part in” the fight against the terrorist organization PKK.”
“The gathering addressed diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Iraq, Israel’s strikes on Gaza, regional and global problems, and the fight against despair, ” the Greek Communications Directorate explained, using the Greek government’s preferred title for the nation.
Erdogan, Turkey’s president, meets with Abdul Latif Rashid, his rival in Iraq, for official talks in Baghdad. This is Erdogan’s second formal visit to the country in 13 years. co/FtCyLok5vg photograph. tweets. com/xRCAvZevr0
— Anadolu English ( @anadoluagency ) April 22, 2024
Due to Erdogan’s attend, the Iraqi government said that it was expecting to explore a variety of different issues with Erdogan, including “water resources, economics, protection, the Development Road job, regional security developments, and the signing of a diplomatic strategic framework agreement aimed at expanding economic and trade partnerships. ”
“We have completed the preliminary agreements for the signing of more than 20 agreements during our president ’s visit, ” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday, before Erdogan’s arrival.
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