Ankara
has recalled its ambassadors from both Washington and Tel Aviv “for
consultations,” the Turkish government has confirmed.
The
Turkish government also declared three days of mourning on Monday for
over 50 Palestinians killed on the Israel-Gaza border.
Israeli
security forces opened fire on demonstrators gathering along the
border fence to protest the relocation of the US embassy from Tel
Aviv to Jerusalem.
“Turkey
will react to this harshly,” said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ankara
condemned the “massacre” of Palestinians carried out by Israeli
security forces, adding that regional and global peace and stability
will not exist until a lasting a just solution to the Palestinian
question is reached.
“We
strongly condemn the decision of the U.S. Administration to move its
embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, violating international law and
all relevant UN Resolutions. We reiterate that this action is legally
null and void,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Turkey
has also called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation on Friday over the killings in Gaza, Deputy Prime
Minister Bekir Bozdag told the Anadolu Agency.
Hundreds
of protesters gathered in Istanbul on Monday, chanting slogans
condemning Israel.
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