The Daily Populous Wednesday June 10th, 2026 evening edition
Authored by israelnationalnews.com and submitted by kalbinibirak

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said today (Wednesday) that Israeli strikes in Syria and Lebanon have reached a point where they also threaten his country, and he warned against further action, saying, "We see comprehensive initiatives led by Israel in the Mediterranean, and no one should pursue adventures there."

Erdoğan warned against continued Israeli steps in the region and said, "Israel's aggression threatens the entire world." He added, "If the rights of Turks or Turkish-Cypriots are harmed in the Middle East - our response will be unequivocal and strong."

The Turkish president went on to say, "Turkey's security does not begin in Hatay, but also in Aleppo, Damascus and Beirut. We will not tolerate any 'fait accompli' in our brotherly nations, and we will not turn a blind eye to aggression against them." He also referred to statements in Israel about a "Greater Land of Israel" and declared, "If Allah wills, we will never allow that."

Erdoğan's remarks appear to refer to a report published in December by the Greek news site TA NEA, which said that Israel, Greece and Cyprus are examining the formation of a joint military force in the eastern Mediterranean. According to the report, the proposed force would include about 2,500 troops, ships, fighter jets and infrastructure to be deployed on the Greek islands of Karpathos and Rhodes and in Greece, Cyprus and Israel.

According to that report, Athens and Jerusalem are expected to each send 1,000 troops, while Nicosia would send 500 troops. The report also claimed that the air forces of Israel and Greece would each provide one squadron to the force.

Prime Minister Netanyahu responded: “The antisemitic dictator Erdoğan - who is committing genocide against the Kurds, supports the Hamas terrorist organization, oppresses his own people and imprisons political rivals - is the last person who can lecture the State of Israel on morality."

"The State of Israel and the IDF, the most moral army in the world, will continue to take forceful action against Iran and its proxies, which threaten the Middle East and the entire world."

Minister Miki Zohar also responded to Erdoğan's remarks, saying, "The tyrant Erdoğan, whose hands are covered in blood, must be held accountable for his crimes and not preach morality to the only democratic state in the Middle East. If he dares to test us - his fate will be worse than that of the dying Iranian regime."

Meanwhile, Turkey's interior minister, Mustafa Çipçi, recently spoke against Israel at a ruling party conference and threatened that Turkey would one day take control of Jerusalem. Çipçi said, "As we saw the liberation of Damascus, Aleppo and Karabakh, so, with Allah's help, one day we will see the liberation of Jerusalem as well."

Ecstatic-Quality-212 on June 10th, 2026 at 14:11 UTC »

I'm not Turkish but I can easily tell that these statements are a distraction to divert public attention away from his own fuck ups and other things happening on the domestic front. Anyone from Türkiye, feel free to correct me.

bjarkov on June 10th, 2026 at 12:51 UTC »

As a European this looks strongly like statements intended for domestic consumption - what does it look like to Turks?

ThePinkShape on June 10th, 2026 at 11:58 UTC »

Is anybody else absolutely sick of Middle Eastern states flinging fucking missiles at each other for the past XX years.