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Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will chair the 21st Extraordinary Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Jeddah on August 25, as part of Türkiye’s term presidency of the OIC CFM.
According to Türkiye Foreign Ministry sources, Fidan is expected to stress that Israel’s plans to fully occupy Gaza, undermine a two-state solution, and displace the Palestinian population are unacceptable. He will call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to protect civilians and ensure uninterrupted humanitarian aid, warning that Israel continues to sabotage ongoing ceasefire efforts and that the international community must increase pressure on Israel.
Fidan is also expected to emphasize that Israel’s policies to depopulate Gaza cannot be tolerated, and that the establishment of a Palestinian State based on a two-state solution remains the only path to a just and lasting peace. He will reaffirm Türkiye’s strong support for the OIC-Arab League plan for Gaza reconstruction.
Highlighting the importance of international support, Fidan will note that the work of the OIC and the OIC-Arab League Gaza Contact Group has yielded results, citing the recent increase in the number of countries recognizing the State of Palestine as a positive development. He will call for urgent measures to halt the export and transit of weapons to Israel and underscore the need for vigilance against provocations targeting the status of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Türkiye decided to convene the extraordinary meeting following Israel’s announcement to expand its occupation in Gaza.
Türkiye assumed the OIC CFM term presidency for one year during the 51st CFM held in Istanbul on June 21–22, 2025. Türkiye previously hosted CFM meetings in 1976, 1991, and 2004.
At the 51st CFM, two resolutions on Palestine were adopted, underscoring the importance of a unified stance among OIC members, and the Istanbul Declaration was issued.
The OIC, formerly the Organization of Islamic Conference, was founded on September 25, 1969, at a summit in Rabat in response to the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem under Israeli occupation.
Türkiye was one of the 25 founding members, and its Permanent Mission to the OIC began operations in Jeddah on July 24, 2015. The OIC currently has 57 member states and is the second-largest intergovernmental political organization after the United Nations, representing all Muslims worldwide. The organization also includes five observer members: the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Central African Republic, Russia, and Thailand.
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