Turkish speaker condemns Israel, calls Gaza assault ‘modern-day genocide’

Turkey’s parliament speaker, Numan Kurtulmus, denounced Israel’s war on Gaza on Friday, describing it as “a genocide unlike anything modern times have seen”.

“We are witnessing the systematic destruction of an entire people, and the world is largely silent,” Kurtulmus said, saying Gaza does not belong to any one power.

He added that despite the failure of international institutions to act, a wave of moral outrage is spreading.

“Voices for Palestine are echoing across streets, parliaments, and capitals around the world,” he said.

Kurtulmus’s remarks reflect growing anger in Turkey and beyond as Israel continues its war on Gaza, where over 51,000 people have been killed.