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Erdogan Calls Zionism Existential Threat to Turkey

6/28/2026

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Zionism is an existential threat to Turkey.
He has previously called Israel a “terrorist state,” compared Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Hitler and Stalin, and accused Israel of genocidal methods.
The comment comes amid a rupture in Turkey-Israel ties, with Ankara keeping diplomatic relations but cutting trade, hosting Hamas delegations, and maintaining contacts with Hamas.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Zionism is an existential threat to Turkey.
He has previously called Israel a “terrorist state,” compared Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Hitler and Stalin, and accused Israel of genocidal methods.
The comment comes amid a rupture in Turkey-Israel ties, with Ankara keeping diplomatic relations but cutting trade, hosting Hamas delegations, and maintaining contacts with Hamas.