Erdogan Calls Gaza War an Ecocide at COP31Erdogan Puts Gaza’s Environmental Devastation on COP31 AgendaErdogan Uses COP31 to Press Anti-Israel Case on Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the war in Gaza an ecocide and urged Israel to allow more aid into the territory during a speech at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya on November 11, 2026.At the U.N. climate summit in Antalya on November 11, 2026, Turkey’s president called the Gaza war an ecocide and pressed Israel to permit more aid, spotlighting environmental harm alongside the humanitarian crisis.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan branded the Gaza war an ecocide and urged more aid access during COP31 in Antalya on November 11, 2026; Israel rejected his accusations and said Hamas must disarm for reconstruction to start.