Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he discussed Israeli oppression in Palestine with the Iraqi leadership. “With my counterparts, we discussed the effects of Israel’s oppression in Palestine on our region and held consultations about joint steps we could take,” Erdogan said in a news conference. Erdogan arrived in Iraq’s capital Baghdad to hold meetings with Iraqi officials. In the meeting, bilateral relations between Türkiye and Iraq, Israel’s war on Gaza, regional and global issues, and counterterrorism efforts were discussed.