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Turkish first lady urges Melania Trump to speak out on Gaza
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan urges Melania Trump to appeal to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to end Gaza's humanitarian crisis, where 18,000 children have died in two years.
- On August 22, 2025, Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan wrote a letter urging Melania Trump to advocate for Gaza's children amid an official famine declaration.
- The letter followed the United Nations officially declaring a famine in Gaza due to systematic obstruction by Israel, which Israeli PM Netanyahu denied as a lie.
- Erdogan’s letter, published by the Turkish presidency, asked Melania Trump to contact Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to seek mercy for Gaza’s children.
- Emine Erdogan expressed to Melania Trump that, in her roles as a mother, woman, and human being, she empathizes strongly with the feelings conveyed in Melania’s letter and wishes for similar hope to be extended to Gaza’s children, who long for peace and calm.
- This appeal highlights Turkey’s ongoing humanitarian advocacy amid escalating civilian suffering, increasing international pressure to address Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
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In mid-August, Melania Trump writes a "peace letter" to Russian President Putin. In it, she is mainly concerned about the children in Ukraine. From Turkey, she now receives a letter herself: "As a mother, as a woman, as a human being" a request is presented to her.
In a personal letter to Vladimir Putin, the First Lady of the United States urged the protection of children in Ukraine. This must also apply to Gaza, says the Turkish President's wife.
Emine Erdogan praised the sensitivity shown by the U.S. First Lady to minors in Ukraine
Turkey's first lady urges Melania Trump to speak up for children in Gaza
Turkey's First Lady has urged Melania Trump to speak up for Palestinian children after she wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin about protecting Ukrainian youth.Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğa, asked the US first lady to "extend the advocacy" to children in Gaza in a public message."I have faith that the important sensitivity you have shown for the 648 Ukrainian children ... will be extended to Gaza as well," …
The Turkish First Lady asked her U.S. counterpart to question Benyamin Netanyahu about the condition of Gazawi children, as she recently did with Vladimir Putin.
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