Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen was the latest top diplomat to pay a visit to Türkiye after Greek, UAE and Libyan ministers traveled to the country in a show of support after last Monday’s earthquakes.
Cohen met Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Tuesday in the capital Ankara and the duo held a joint news conference. He was later received by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara. Cohen was also scheduled to visit Kahramanmaraş and met Israeli search and rescue crews there.
At the joint news conference, Cohen said, “On behalf of the government and people of Israel, we offer our heartfelt condolences and support to those who were affected by this tragic event.”
He said he was receiving hundreds of phone calls from people of Israel and organizations to help Türkiye or to shelter Turkish people.
“We stand in solidarity with Turkish people and we will do all we can to provide help,” he said.
“Israel was among the first nations to send rescue teams to Türkiye in the first 24 hours,” he highlighted. “We brought hundreds of pieces of medical equipment and set up a field hospital,” he added.
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