A third secretary from the Foreign Ministry rejected Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's accusations against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the United Nations General Assembly. Communications Director Burhanettin Duran also called the remarks 'insolent and vile'.
Netanyahu had accused Türkiye of spreading 'anti-Semitic lies' and described Erdoğan as a 'tyrant'. AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik condemned the remarks.