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STORY: UNGA80 / TÜRKIYE
TRT: 01:45
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: TURKISH / NATS
DATELINE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Aerial shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
23 SEPTEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Türkiye President Tayyip Erdoğan walks up to the GA rostrum
3. Wide shot, delegations
4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Tayyip Erdoğan, President, Türkiye:
“At the outset of my speech, I would like to first express my regret at the absence today of the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas at a time when Palestine is being recognised by an increasing number of countries.”
5. Wide shot, Palestine delegation
6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Tayyip Erdoğan, President, Türkiye:
“Here, say, in America or in Europe, anywhere in the world. When a small rose thorn hurts a child sand the hearts of parents break. But in Gaza, children's hands, arms, and legs are being amputated without anaesthesia. Now, I'm extremely sorry to say, but this represents the lowest point of humanity. Human history has not witnessed such bloodshed within the last century.”
7. Med shot, Palestinian delegates applauding
8. Wide shot, Erdoğan at the rostrum holding picture
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Tayyip Erdoğan, President, Türkiye:
“There is no war in Gaza. We cannot possibly talk about the presence of two sides in Gaza. Because in Gaza, on one side, there is a regular army with the most modern, most lethal weapons. And on the other hand, there are innocent civilians, innocent children. This is not a fight against terrorism.”
10. Wide shot, Erdoğan at the rostrum
11. Wide shot, delegates applauding
Türkiye President Tayyip Erdoğan today (23 Sep) expressed regret that the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, was not given a visa to enter the United States and participate in the High-Level debate “at a time when Palestine is being recognised by an increasing number of countries.”
Erdoğan showed a picture of an emaciated child and said, “here, say, in America or in Europe, anywhere in the world. When a small rose thorn hurts a child sand the hearts of parents break. But in Gaza, children's hands, arms, and legs are being amputated without anaesthesia.”
He said, “this represents the lowest point of humanity. Human history has not witnessed such bloodshed within the last century.”
Erdoğan said, “there is no war in Gaza. We cannot possibly talk about the presence of two sides in Gaza. Because in Gaza, on one side, there is a regular army with the most modern, most lethal weapons. And on the other hand, there are innocent civilians, innocent children. This is not a fight against terrorism.”
