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Turkish officials warned that U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have increased the danger of regional conflict escalation and called for an immediate return to diplomatic negotiations.
Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Omer Celik said the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has created the danger of conflicts spreading further in the region.
"With the attack by the U.S. on Iran's nuclear facilities, the danger of conflicts spreading further in our region has emerged. Further spread of conflicts can trigger the worst scenarios," Celik said in a social media statement.
Celik emphasized that Israel's aggression, which tries to set the entire region on fire, continues to be a threat to everyone.
Recalling that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held comprehensive diplomatic contacts with regional and world leaders following Israel's attack on Iran, Celik stated that Erdogan "most strongly emphasized that the negotiating table is the only solution ground."
"Our President expressed that Türkiye is ready to make every facilitating contribution and host for peace diplomacy. Our President's call for a return to the negotiating table and the framework that Türkiye has drawn on this basis is the only solution path.
Our president's assessments from the beginning of the events have proven correct. From this stage on, the negotiating table should be essential," Celik said.
AK Party Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala said the U.S. targeting of Iran's nuclear facilities "deepens the existing tensions in the Middle East, increasing the risk of expansion of regional conflicts."
Ala made evaluations regarding the U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a social media post.
"The most effective way to avoid this dangerous process is to produce solutions through dialogue and diplomacy. The further spread of regional tensions can lead to a greater disaster. Thus, the process will negatively affect the parties to the tension and can produce results that will lead to serious and long-term tensions for the entire world as well as the peoples of the region," Ala stated.
Ala emphasized the importance of all actors in the region returning to the table for a solution based on international law.
"Diplomatic efforts should be kept at the forefront. The parties being open to negotiations and seeking common ground for the resolution of conflicts will be the healthiest path for regional and global peace," he said.
"As a result, finding a more permanent and sustainable solution to problems through diplomacy instead of a war that no party can win will be the most correct option," Ala concluded.
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said regarding the U.S. attack on Iran: "Our region and humanity need more effective and confidence-building diplomacy, not more conflict."
Yilmaz made evaluations regarding the U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a social media statement.
Stating that the regional tension that began with Israel's unlawful aggression against Iran during ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the U.S. has gained new and deeply concerning dimensions with the U.S. also becoming involved in the process, Yilmaz said that if this course is not stopped immediately and diplomacy is not put into action, much more dangerous consequences could arise in terms of regional and global security.
Expressing that the fair and correct attitude regarding Iran's nuclear activities is to stop the attacks and restart negotiations within the framework of international law, Yilmaz stated, "Our region and humanity need more effective and confidence-building diplomacy, not more conflict. If conflicts escalate, humanitarian, environmental, and economic costs will rise, and security risks will increase for all parties."
"We invite the international community, institutions, and all responsible countries to support the approach and efforts put forward by our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for a negotiation-based diplomatic solution," he added.
"As the Republic of Türkiye, we will continue to stand for humanitarian values, law, justice, stability, and the pursuit of peaceful solutions to problems through diplomacy," the Turkish VP concluded.
The Turkish officials' statements came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that American forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
The attacks marked the latest escalation in tensions that began when Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on June 13, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.
Turkish officials consistently emphasized that diplomatic negotiations remain the only viable path to resolving the escalating Middle East crisis and preventing further regional destabilization.
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