Türkiye’s 4 approaches to the Gaza war.
During the seven months that have passed since the Gaza war, Turkey has pursued four approaches against this war.
According to Isna, last week the Turkish authorities officially announced the suspension of their trade relations with the Zionist regime, and in this regard, the Ministry of Commerce of this country confirmed on Thursday that they have completely suspended trade with the Zionist regime, and this decision It will remain in force until the uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is ensured.
Earlier Friday, Turkish Trade Minister Omar Bulat also said the restrictive measures would be lifted only after a ceasefire in Gaza.
In the same context, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also said in a speech: Ankara resorted to ending its 9.5 billion dollar trade with Israel, because the Jewish state currently has the support of the whole West, especially the United States, rather than military measures. continue against the Palestinians in Gaza.
The President of Turkey continued in this regard: We wanted to evaluate the process without haste and we took this step. The whole West works for Israel. They work for Israel, especially the United States. As they mobilized their funds, the Palestinian people were condemned to die under Israeli bombs. We couldn’t do anything about it, so we took steps and closed the door.
According to Turkey’s foreign trade statistics analyzed by Sputnik, the country exported $5.4 billion worth of goods to Israel in 2023 and imported $1.6 billion worth of Israeli goods.
Experts on international issues believe that the pressure of the public opinion of the Muslim world and the people of Turkey was effective in making this decision by the Erdogan government, and they were forced to make this decision after 7 months of the war due to these pressures.
“Ali Heydari”, an expert on Turkish issues, in an interview with ISNA, stated that during the seven months that have passed since the Gaza war, Turkey has pursued four approaches to this war, as in the first two weeks of the Turkish authorities, the parties to the war calmed down. They were inviting and emphasizing the issue of following common sense and preventing the spread of the crisis. Therefore, in this framework, they raised the issue of mediation.
Referring to the extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this expert on Turkish issues stated: In this meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed mediation between the Palestinians and the Zionist regime and suggested that on behalf of the Palestinian resistance and For the Palestinians, countries such as Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar should act as mediators, and on behalf of Israel, countries such as America and some European countries should play a role in this field.