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Erdoğan's UN speech receives extensive coverage in international media

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's speech at the United Nations has garnered widespread global media attention. His comparison of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to Hitler made front-page news across American and European outlets. Additionally, Erdoğan's statements on the Cyprus issue were widely covered in the Greek press.

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Erdoğans UN speech receives extensive coverage in international media

Politico focused on Erdoğan's criticism of Netanyahu, using his quote, "Just as Hitler was stopped 70 years ago, Netanyahu must be stopped today," as the headline.

German newspapers also emphasized Erdoğan's comparison of Netanyahu to Hitler. Die Welt reported that Erdoğan told UN member states, "Israel is committing genocide." It also quoted him saying, "Netanyahu should be stopped like Hitler."

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Erdoğans UN speech receives extensive coverage in international media

The Serbian news agency Politika noted, "Erdoğan once again compared Netanyahu to Hitler."

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Erdoğans UN speech receives extensive coverage in international media

Croatian state television HRT shared Erdoğan's call to "Stop Israel" with its viewers.

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Erdoğans UN speech receives extensive coverage in international media

It was highlighted that Erdoğan called on all countries to recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Greek state television ERT and several Greek newspapers focused on this issue. Ta Nea ran the headline, "Erdoğan's Great Challenge."

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Erdoğans UN speech receives extensive coverage in international media

President Erdoğan's speech, which was frequently interrupted by applause and followed closely by international media, also included a direct message to the world press: "O international media outlets, aren't the journalists killed by Israel on live broadcasts, whose offices were raided, your colleagues?"