14.09.2025 00:11
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who received the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos Giannopoulos and his accompanying delegation, delivered significant messages to Israel. President Erdoğan stated that Israel aims to undermine the historical status and sanctity of Jerusalem, emphasizing that this situation, which clearly threatens the tradition of coexistence among Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities, is unacceptable.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the Patriarch of the Jerusalem Greek Orthodox Church, Theofilos Giannopoulos, and his accompanying delegation.
CRITICAL MEETING AT DOLMABAHCE
During the meeting at the Presidential Dolmabahçe Working Office, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, and the President's Chief Advisor on Foreign Policy and Security, Ambassador Akif Çağatay Kılıç, were also present. At the end of the meeting, President Erdoğan and Patriarch Giannopoulos exchanged gifts.
"ISRAEL AIMS TO DAMAGE JERUSALEM'S HISTORICAL STATUS AND SACREDNESS"
On the other hand, in a statement regarding the meeting from the Presidential Communications Directorate, it was stated, "Our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, received the Patriarch of the Jerusalem Greek Orthodox Church, Theofilos III, in Istanbul. The meeting addressed Israel's aggression in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian situation. Our President expressed that Israel's actions in Jerusalem aim to damage the historical status and sanctity of Jerusalem, and that this situation, which clearly threatens the tradition of coexistence among Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities, is unacceptable."
"NETANYAHU REVEALED HE IS NOT A PEACE ADVOCATE BY ATTACKING QATAR"
It was reported that President Erdoğan stated, "The genocidal Netanyahu has recently revealed that he is not a peace advocate by attacking Qatar, and that Israel continues its attacks without distinguishing between mosques and churches, expressing his hope to maintain close contact for the protection of Christian and Muslim heritage in the territories under Israeli occupation."