Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, addressing the World Human Rights Day event in Istanbul, strongly criticized the israeli administration for its oppression and massacres in Gaza.

Addressing the World Human Rights Day event in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “The brutality of the oppression and massacres committed in Gaza by the Israeli administration, which receives unlimited support from Western countries, would make all humanity feel ashamed.”

Expressing his pleasure to be with the participants of the event on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, President Erdoğan voiced his wish for the World Human Rights Day to lead to favorable developments for all humanity, particularly for the oppressed and victims.

“The universal declaration of human rights continues to remind the international community of its responsibilities for 75 years”

Noting that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted 75 years ago with great hopes, Erdoğan said: “Three quarters of a century on, this text still preserves its status as a critical document for the achievements of the humanity. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted with the ideal of a fairer, freer and more human-oriented world, continues to remind the international community of its responsibilities for 75 years.” 

Stressing that the Declaration guides the efforts aimed at establishing global peace and stability, Erdoğan stated: “Even though it couldn’t bring to an end the human rights violations, we see the Declaration as one of the cornerstones of the humanity’s struggle for an honorable life. We believe that the Declaration significantly contributes to the formation of a global sensitivity regarding the protection and advancement of human rights. Nevertheless, it is also a fact that we meet the December 10 Human Rights Day at a time when the human rights are being trampled on in many parts of the world.”

“Over 18 thousand Gazans have been martyred in israel’s indiscriminate attacks”

“Today, the place where the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights is blatantly violated is Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories,” underscored President. “Every kind of rights of the Gazan people, first and foremost their lives, are being recklessly destroyed by the Israeli forces since October 7. Over 18 thousand brothers and sisters of ours have been martyred in Israel’s indiscriminate attacks. In Ramallah, nearly 300 Palestinians died a martyr’s death due to the attacks of the terrorists, called settlers, and the Israeli security forces. Two out of every three Palestinians heinously murdered by Israel are women or children.”

Erdoğan continued his remarks as follows: “Innocent infants whose white shrouds their fathers and mothers hug in tears have been ingrained in our memories as the symbols of Israel’s atrocities. The brutality of the oppression and massacres committed in Gaza by the Israeli administration, which receives unlimited support from Western countries, would make all humanity feel ashamed. All the civilian settlements, from places of worship to schools, from hospitals to refugee camps, from homes to marketplaces, which should not be touched even during wartime, are being maliciously bombarded by Israel.” (ILKHA)