Erdogan says what is happening in Syria an "internal political matter", stresses Israel is main source of regional problems

ANKARA - Turkey's Prime Minister Recepe Tayyib Erdogan has stressed that the "turmoil in neighboring Syria is an internal political matter, but is still high on Turkey’s radar."

According to the "United Press International" agency, Erdogan, in his speech Monday at the general convention of the Turkish Union of Chambers of Commodity Exchanges, or TOBB, said: “We have advised President Bashar al-Assad to be careful against provocations."

 He emphasized that Turkey was working very hard to stop a sectarian war in Syria and is advising all parties to work to maintain stability in the country.

On the other hand Turkish media quoted Erdogan as saying: “The Palestinians have once again been obliged to commemorate the Nakba with blood and tears.”

“Israel’s insistence on violent politics, even increasing it to the level of piracy by targeting vessels in the Mediterranean, no doubt raises our concerns,” Erdogan said, referring to Israel’s military response to ships seeking to carry aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

The Turkish prime minister depicted "Israel" as the main source of regional problems.
"Problems caused by Israel continue to be the greatest obstacle before peace in the Middle East," he said, criticizing the Zionist entity for the killing of innocent people along the border area with Syria and Lebanon.

Israeli troops fired on thousands of people along the Syrian and Lebanese borders, as well on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The protests came as Palestinians in the occupied territories and neighboring countries staged peaceful protests to mark the anniversary of the “Nakba,” or “catastrophe.”

At least 22 Palestinians martyred and hundreds were injured by Israeli fire in Maroun al-Ras village in South Lebanon, in the occupied Syrian Golan and in the Palestinian territories during a peaceful march commemorating the "Nakba Day".

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