Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on November 6 at TRT World Forum 2026, held at the Istanbul Congress Center. The forum was held for the tenth time this year under the theme “A Decentered World: Who Leads When Rules No Longer Apply?” Nearly 150 speakers from 43 countries took part.
Erdogan said the norms and principles of the international system were being violated and that global governance mechanisms were unable to solve problems. He described finding fair solutions to the structural crisis amid growing competition for power as a shared responsibility.
According to Erdogan, Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed 75,000 people since October 2023, most of them women and children, and injured 176,000. Over the past year, 1,500 people have died and nearly 5,500 have been injured. More than two million civilians in Gaza are living in tents, while the entry of humanitarian aid remains obstructed.
