VIDEO RETRACTION — Yesterday a video of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan circulated that was from the end of July 2023, not October 2023.

As for Erdogan’s stance on the HAMAS attacks, he said on Sunday that "Turkey was determined to ramp up diplomatic efforts to achieve calm in the fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces, but added that a two-state solution was the only way to achieve regional peace.

Turkey, which has supported Palestinians in the past, hosted members of the Islamist group Hamas which launched the attack on Israel, and backed a two-state solution, said on Saturday it was ready to help de-escalate tensions." (Reuters)