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Erdogan blasts Israel's brutality, warns of Zionist influence and calls for regional defense
ALBAWABA- In a fiery address in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared that Israel's actions have 'surpassed Hitler's brutality,' accusing the 'Zionist entity' of being a pampered tool of the West, operating without respect for international law or the basic human principles.
Erdoğan warned that global Zionism has infiltrated nations across the region, embedding agents in political, military, security, intelligence, and economic institutions.
He urged regional governments to take immediate action to cleanse their systems of foreign-backed traitors before it's too late, citing Türkiye's own past experiences confronting and purging such internal threats.
Eğer bağımsızlık istiyorsan, eğer özgürlük istiyorsan, eğer bu topraklar üzerinde şerefinle, namusunla, izzetinle yaşamak istiyorsan, eğer ekonomik refah istiyorsan, eğer bolluk, bereket, dirlik istiyorsan, eğer huzur istiyorsan cenge her zaman hazır olacaksın. — Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) June 18, 2025
'Türkiye has dealt with betrayal before,' Erdoğan said, 'and we cleaned our institutions. Others must do the same.'
He strongly defended Iran's right to self-defense amid the current Israeli-Iranian conflict, denouncing Israeli aggression and Western complicity. 'We are facing a state with no principles, no rules, and no regard for law,' he said.
On national security, Erdoğan asserted that Türkiye now entirely relies on its own defense systems and is advancing toward full deterrence capability. 'Soon, just the thought of attacking Türkiye will terrify them,' he declared. 'If you want peace, prepare for war.'
Erdoğan also criticized former allies who once sided with Israel and labeled Hamas as terrorists. Without naming names, he said they now lack the moral standing to question Türkiye's position.
'This is not a grocery store,' he concluded. 'We govern one of the greatest nations on Earth, the Republic of Türkiye, and we act not with cheap rhetoric, but with the responsibility and foresight of a state rooted in centuries of wisdom.'
