Erdoğan: Türkiye a Key Contributor to Gaza Deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described Türkiye as a key player in achieving peace in Gaza, pledging that the country will continue its role during the implementation phase of the historic agreement.

“From the very first day, we have been one of the countries that contributed most to this process. Our main agenda during our trips to Washington D.C. and New York was stopping the bloodshed in Gaza. We had very sincere and fruitful talks with Mr. [U.S. President Donald] Trump,” Erdoğan said in the Black Sea province of Rize on Oct. 10, The Caspian Post reports citing Turkish media.

Erdoğan referred to his bilateral meeting with Trump on Sept. 25, just after attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York where the Palestinian issue was the key concern.

Trump, in his meeting with prominent Muslim leaders including Erdoğan on Sept. 23, outlined his plan aiming to bring an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict that has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli army since October 2023.

Erdoğan recalled that he deployed National Intelligence Organization chief İbrahim Kalın to Doha where Hamas met with a delegation from Qatar and Egypt while Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to contribute to the peace process.

“We have done more than our best for bringing peace and security to Gaza,” Erdoğan recalled.

“As a result, the agreement was signed and a path for a permanent peace was opened. Despite challenges, we deem it very important."