Erdogan tells UN Gaza cannot be ignored
The Turkish president said “nobody with a conscience can close their eyes” to what is happening in Gaza during the UN General Assembly in New York.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations that “nobody with a conscience can close their eyes” to what is happening in Gaza, according to France 24 International.
Erdogan made the remarks during the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, 22 September 2026. The supplied report does not provide the full text or wider context of his address.
The statement came as UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the assembly for the final time before his term ends on 31 December.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump also addressed the assembly. French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to speak later.
The supplied material does not specify which actions or parties Erdogan was addressing beyond his general reference to Gaza.
