President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the Foundation Week and Foundation Human Award ceremony at the Beştepe National Congress and Culture Center.
"Our efforts will be dedicated towards bringing justice to those responsible for the deaths of 35,000 civilians in Gaza, among them 15,000 children. These actions will serve as a positive example to neighboring nations seeking to end this senseless violence," Erdoğan stressed in his speech.
During his speech, Erdoğan noted the following:
"In late March, we said goodbye to our 8th goodwill ship, which transported a combined 125,000 food packages weighing a total of 3,000 tons to Gaza. Subsequently, we have continued and increased these aids. With a total of nearly 50,000 tons of humanitarian aid sent so far, Turkey has become the country that sends the most aid to Gaza in the world. To compel the increasingly ruthless Israeli administration to a ceasefire, we are continuously escalating the pressure in terms of diplomacy and trade. Initially, we imposed export restrictions on 54 product groups. Starting last week, we have halted all export and import transactions with Israel, covering all products. We have also decided to intervene in the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
We will use all our means to hold accountable those who claimed the lives of 35,000 Gazan civilians including at least 15,000 children. I believe our decisions will also encourage other countries in the region that want to stop the bloodshed. Our noble nation, which came to the aid of the Palestinian people in their most difficult days, has fulfilled not only the duty of brotherhood but also the conscience of humanity. Despite certain meddlers among us failing to see this or distorting it, Türkiye, with its state, citizens, and civil society organizations, is one of the most successful countries in the Gaza test. Our Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay), Directorate of Foundations, and other voluntary organizations have a truly significant contribution to this. I congratulate all individuals and institutions worldwide that support the oppressed and victims, represented by all of you."
