Herzog, the first Israeli leader to visit Turkey since 2008, was welcomed with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. Erdogan and Herzog held a joint press conference after the bilateral meeting. The two later had dinner together.
TURKISH SOLDIER WITH THE ISRAEL FLAG IN HIS HAND GIVEN A MESSAGE BY HERZOG’S AIRPLANE
There were remarkable messages on the plane where Herzog arrived in Ankara. While there were texts "peace, future, cooperation" in English, Hebrew and Turkish on the plane, it was noteworthy that there were also olive branch, mosque, Bosphorus Bridge and Galata Tower images. Images and texts on Herzog's plane were interpreted as the message of "normalization".
HARSH REACTION FROM HAMAS
In a statement made by Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS), it was stated that the visit of the occupying Israeli regime President Isaac Herzog to Turkey was followed with great concern, “We reject all relations with the Zionist enemy, who violated our rights, polluted and Judaized Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque, who destroyed our homes and expelled our people from their homeland, killing our children, perpetuating its blockade and hostility to our people in the Gaza Strip,” the statement said.