President Tayyip Erdogan suggested on Sunday that Turkey might intervene in Israel, similar to its past actions in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not specify the nature of the intervention.
Erdogan, a vocal critic of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, made these remarks during a speech lauding Turkey’s defense industry. “We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them,” Erdogan stated at an AK Party meeting in his hometown of Rize.
“There is no reason why we cannot do this … We must be strong so that we can take these steps,” he added in the televised address.
AK Party representatives did not provide further details on Erdogan’s comments, and Israel did not immediately respond.
In 2020, Turkey deployed military personnel to Libya to support the UN-recognized Government of National Accord. Additionally, while Turkey has denied direct involvement in Azerbaijan’s military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh, it has acknowledged providing military training and support to its ally.
