Turkish President Erdogan:

Personally, as a father and as a grandfather who cherishes his children and grandchildren, I have to say the following from this podium with a heavy heart.

Today, Gaza is not only the world's largest graveyard for children. It is also the place with the highest rate of child amputations in the world.

Gaza has become the most inhumane and shameful concentration camp of our time.

Turkish President Erdogan:

A ceasefire was reached thanks to President Trump's efforts, and with contributions of countries including my country, Türkiye.

But even after the ceasefire, the number of Gazans killed exceeded 1500.

Although the Palestinian resistance movement, as agreed, to move to the second stage of the peace plan, the Israeli government refuses to stop the occupation.

NOW: Israeli delegation leaves the assembly during Turkish President Erdogan’s speech at the UNGA.

Turkish President Erdogan:

I will speak from the heart with complete sincerity and without reservation, and I'll stay straight. Some facts plainly. Please don't be offended or upset.

I'm sorry, but this is not Tayyip Erdogan's personal matter. This is a humanitarian issue. It is a matter of conscience for all of us.

We are faced with a genocidal mindset that can never get enough of killing.

We are faced with an extremely serious situation.

No one with a sense of humanity, mercy, or compassion, no one guided by justice and conscience can possibly remain indifferent to this picture.

Cuba’s delegation left the assembly as Trump repeatedly called their country a failed state.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Children in Gaza must be safe.

When Palestinian children look up at the sky, they will see kites flying freely, not fighter jets, UAVs, or drones.

Children in Lebanon will not wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of bombings.

Turkish President Erdogan on the Mecca Alliance:

Through the defense alliance we have established recently with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, based on the principle of regional ownership, we are both strengthening solidarity among us and aiming to generate solutions to the problems in our region from within the region itself.

Turkish President Erdogan:

I strongly underline that any dangerous attempt to spread these conflicts, these clashes to neighboring regions, serves no one's interests.

Turkish President Erdogan:

As for Gaza, we remain committed to following through on the agreement we signed in Sharm El-Sheikh one year ago.

Now, we must begin the reconstruction of Gaza as soon as possible.

In this regard, I call upon you to exert greater pressure, more pressure on Israel. Let everyone now understand and accept the following.

Attempts to strangle the state of Palestine will fail.

Turkish President Erdogan on Palestine:

God willing, we shall see good days when an independent state of Palestine, based on the 1967 borders with territorial integrity and with East Jerusalem as its capital, will be established.

Turkish President Erdogan:

As for the Russia-Ukraine war, it is our sincere hope that it comes to an end with Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity being upheld.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We believe that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be maintained.

Turkish President Erdogan:

In the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean region, we wish to see existing issues resolved on the basis of good neighborly relations and accordance with international law.

Our proposal for an Eastern Mediterranean conference will contribute to establishing common ground.

Turkish President Erdogan on Cyprus:

The sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish Cypriot people must be recognized, and the inhumane isolation to which they have been subjected must finally come to an end.

I call upon the international community to recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and to establish political, diplomatic, and economic relations with them.

Turkish President Erdogan:

A Europe that excludes Türkiye from its security architecture cannot, and let me say this clearly, it cannot possibly be stronger or safer.

We are shaping our future with the European Union precisely through this strategic vision, and we expect the same vision from the European Union as well.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We fully support efforts for a ceasefire and for lasting peace in Sudan, as well as efforts to strengthen security, development, and institutional capacity in Somalia.

Turkish President Erdogan:

In South Asia, it is important that all disputes, including the Kashmir issue, be addressed through dialogue within the framework of the United Nations Charter and of relevant resolutions.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Rising xenophobia, cultural racism, and anti-Semitism are toxic trends that must be combated with determination.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Islamophobia, which is spreading like a plague in the West, is at the forefront of these issues.

In particular, Muslim women and girls have been subjected to greater discrimination in recent years.

We regard the headscarf bans introduced in schools by certain countries as an attack on women's most fundamental rights.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Rising xenophobia, cultural racism, and anti-Semitism are also toxic trends that must be combated with determination.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Global gender neutralization policies have turned into a siege targeting innocent children and targeting the institution of family.

We can break the siege only by protecting the family consisting of women and men.

We will continue to take initiatives in protecting families and children in spite of attacks from certain lobby groups.