Turkish President Erdogan said that US President Donald Trump's administration is making "miscalculations" regarding the Middle East, adding that following "Zionist lies" will only worsen conflicts.
Turkey has rejected Trump's plan to remove more than 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, seize control of the area and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East." Turkey has also said that Israel's attack on Gaza amounted to genocide, calling for international action against its government.
"Unfortunately, the United States is making a miscalculation about our region. We should not engage in an approach that ignores the history, values and accumulation of this region," Erdogan said, according to a transcript of his remarks to reporters on a flight from Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan.
Erdogan said he expects Trump to fulfill his campaign promises and take steps towards peace, instead of creating new conflicts.
He said he saw no real signs of a ceasefire in Gaza, despite a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, and added that the Muslim world had still failed to take a collective step on the issue.
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