![Turkish President and leader of AK Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech as he attends the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women program at the Bestepe Nation Congress and Culture Center in Ankara, Turkiye on November 25, 2025. [TUR Presidency / Mustafa Kamaci - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AA-20251125-39803177-39803176-TURKISH_PRESIDENT_RECEP_TAYYIP_ERDOGAN_IN_ANKARA-1-1.jpg)
The barbarity against women in Gaza has not received the reaction it deserves, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. “The identities of the perpetrator and the victim have once again determined the tone of the response,” Erdogan said at an event in the capital Ankara, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Erdogan said that the pressure on Israel has not been proportionate to the gravity of the crimes it has committed. He said: “Two-thirds of the 70,000 Palestinians martyred in the Gaza genocide were, unfortunately, women and children. These are alarming numbers for those with a conscience.” “We will defend what is right regardless of the identity of the oppressor or […]
