How was Erdoğan's UN speech reflected in the world press? Intense interest from European and US media

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's speech at the 79th United Nations (UN) General Assembly has been covered by the international press. Foreign media outlets gave extensive coverage to Erdoğan's message to 'stop the genocide' in Gaza and his criticisms of the UN.

Reuters agency used President Erdoğan's assessment that 'the UN system and the values of the Western world have died in Gaza' in its headline.

The report noted that Erdoğan directed harsh criticism at Israel and the Western countries supporting it due to the military attacks on the Gaza Strip, and recorded that he called for an 'alliance of humanity' to stop Israel.

The report stated that Erdoğan used the expression, 'Along with the children in Gaza, the United Nations system is also dying, the truth is dying, the values that the West claims to defend are dying, and the hopes of humanity to live in a fairer world are dying one by one.'

Referring to Erdoğan's remarks on ceasefire efforts in the region, the report noted that President Erdoğan used the expression, 'Those who claim to work for a ceasefire continue to send weapons and ammunition from behind the scenes so that Israel can continue its massacres. This is inconsistency and insincerity.'

The British broadcaster BBC's report also stated that Erdoğan accused Israel of dragging the region into war and said that not only children but also the UN system had died in Gaza.

Al Jazeera, in a report published on its English-language website, carried Erdoğan's statement that 'the UN and Western values have died in Gaza' in its headline.

The report stated that Erdoğan leveled harsh criticism against the UN's inaction regarding Gaza and accused Israel of turning Palestinian territories into 'the world's largest cemetery for children and women.'

In the report, which included Erdoğan's questions, 'I ask you clearly: Are those in Gaza and the occupied West Bank not human? Do the children in Palestine have no rights?', it was noted that he called on the international community to stop '(Israeli Prime Minister) Netanyahu and his network of murder.'

Emphasizing that Netanyahu was compared to Adolf Hitler, the report quoted Erdoğan's statement, 'Just as Hitler was stopped by an alliance of humanity 70 years ago, Netanyahu and his network of murder must also be stopped by an alliance of humanity.'

HOW WAS ERDOĞAN'S SPEECH VIEWED IN THE US PRESS?

The American CNN television network headlined its report with the assessment that 'the UN system has died in Gaza' and stated that Erdoğan used the expression, 'It is not just children who are dying in Gaza; the UN system is dying, the truth is dying, the values that the West claims to defend are dying, and the hopes of humanity to live in a fairer world are dying one by one.'

The report drew attention to Erdoğan's criticisms of countries supporting the Israeli government and his call to world leaders to stop Netanyahu.

The sentence from Erdoğan's speech, 'I am addressing the UN Security Council: What more are you waiting for to prevent the genocide in Gaza, to stop this cruelty, this barbarism?' was recorded in the report.

Bloomberg television, in a video clip published on its website titled 'Turkey's Erdoğan criticizes Israel in UN speech', included the following statements by Erdoğan:

'The Israeli administration, disregarding fundamental human rights, is carrying out ethnic cleansing and an outright genocide against a nation, a people, and is occupying their lands step by step. The Palestinians, whose freedom, independence, and most fundamental rights are being usurped, are quite rightly exercising their legitimate right to resist this occupation and these ethnic cleansing activities. The rightful resistance displayed by the Palestinian people against those who occupy their lands is too noble, honorable, and heroic to be labeled illegitimate.'

The video included Erdoğan's words, 'Countries with influence over Israel are clearly complicit in this massacre with a "run with the hare, hunt with the hounds" policy. Those who pretend to work for a ceasefire in front of the stage continue to send weapons and ammunition to Israel behind the scenes so that it can continue its massacres.'

SPANISH PRESS SHOWED SPECIAL INTEREST

President Erdoğan's speech at the UN General Assembly also received extensive coverage in the Spanish press.

Reports in both Spanish newspapers and television channels highlighted Erdoğan's comparison of Netanyahu to Hitler and his criticism of countries supporting Israel.

In its report, the Spanish state television RTVE said, 'President Erdoğan asked the UN to stop Netanyahu by comparing him to Hitler. Erdoğan also accused countries supporting Israel of being accomplices to the massacres in Gaza.'

The newspaper El Periodico headlined, 'Erdoğan said that Netanyahu and his gang of murderers must be stopped in the same way that Hitler was stopped 70 years ago,' while El Pais wrote, 'Erdoğan criticized the inaction of international institutions in the face of the Gaza crisis.'

The radio station Cadena Ser also used the expressions, 'The President of Turkey called for an alliance of humanity to end the war, saying that Netanyahu must be stopped. During his speech, Erdoğan criticized the UN's value system and said that the Western world has died in Gaza.'

The newspaper Heraldo also headlined, 'Erdoğan wants Netanyahu to be stopped by the UN just as Hitler was,' and assessed that 'Erdoğan accused the UN Security Council of not intervening against Netanyahu and criticized the countries supporting Israel.'

ERDOĞAN'S REACTION TO THE WEST CAME TO THE FORE IN THE EUROPEAN PRESS

La Repubblica, one of Italy's high-circulation newspapers, announced President Erdoğan's speech at the UN General Assembly on its front page with the headline 'Erdoğan's anger against the West.'

In the newspaper's inside report, it was stated that in his address at the UN, Erdoğan drew attention to the fact that 'Western values have died due to indifference and complicity' in the face of what is happening in the Middle East.

The report also stated that Erdoğan described the 'Last Supper' sketch at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a 'scandal.'

GREEK PRESS COVERED ERDOĞAN'S MESSAGES ON THE TRNC AND THE AEGEAN SEA

The newspaper Proto Thema wrote that in his speech at the UN General Assembly, President Erdoğan demanded that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) be recognized by the international community and emphasized that maritime jurisdiction areas should be determined based on international law. The report also included Erdoğan's call to states that do not recognize Palestine to recognize the Palestinian state as soon as possible.

The newspaper Kathimerini reported that Erdoğan touched upon the issues of the Aegean, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Cyprus, highlighting the statement, "We want to see the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean as a region of stability and prosperity where the legitimate rights of all parties are respected."

The news portal stated that in his speech at the UN, Erdoğan touched upon developments in the Middle East, leveled harsh criticisms at Israel, especially Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and described the events in Gaza and Lebanon as a "massacre."

The news site Cnn.gr used the headline "New provocation from Erdoğan at the UN: He called on the international community to recognize the pseudo-state (TRNC)." The report argued that Erdoğan's use of the term "peace operation" was unacceptable.

Media outlets in many European countries also carried Erdoğan's comparison of Netanyahu to Hitler and his criticism that the UN has become dysfunctional in their headlines.

WHAT DID ERDOĞAN SAY IN HIS UN SPEECH?

In his speech at the 79th UN General Assembly, President Erdoğan said that hundreds of Gazan children had died so far because they could not find a morsel of dry bread, a sip of water, or a bowl of soup, and that they continue to die.

Emphasizing that not only children but also the UN system, the truth, the values that the West claims to defend, and the hopes of humanity to live in a fairer world are dying one by one in Gaza, Erdoğan spoke as follows:

'Oh human rights organizations, are those in Gaza and the West Bank not human? Do the children in Palestine have no right to read, to live, to play in the street? Oh international media outlets, are the journalists whom Israel murders in live broadcasts and whose offices it raids not your colleagues? Oh United Nations Security Council, what more are you waiting for to prevent the Gaza genocide, to say "stop" to this cruelty, this barbarism? What more are you waiting for to stop the network of massacre that endangers the lives of its own citizens along with the Palestinian people and drags the entire region into war for its political future? Oh you who support Israel unconditionally, how much longer will you bear the shame of watching this massacre and being complicit in this brutality?... Just as Hitler was stopped by an alliance of humanity 70 years ago, Netanyahu and his network of murder must also be stopped by an alliance of humanity.'