World politics at sharp turn amid ‘power vacuum,’ says Turkish president

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted severe global issues, particularly in light of Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza, during a speech in Ankara on Monday. He criticized the international system for its “serious power vacuum” and a loss of morality, stating, “With the Gaza crisis, the global system has become bankrupt.” Erdogan condemned the situation as “genocide,” noting that daily images of suffering in Gaza—under Israeli attack for nearly 10 months—reveal the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including over 16,000 children.

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