{"id":80798,"date":"2025-10-13T23:47:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=80798"},"modified":"2025-10-13T23:47:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:47:55","slug":"trump-gaza-ceasefire-and-erdogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/trump-gaza-ceasefire-and-erdogan\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump on Gaza ceasefire and Erdo\u011fan: \u201cTurkey was incredible, Erdo\u011fan is a strong and extraordinary leader\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During a joint press conference with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Trump announced that the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire process had already begun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as we\u2019re concerned, it\u2019s underway,\u201d Trump said, emphasizing that Gaza\u2019s reconstruction was now a top priority. \u201cLook at <a title=\"Hamas Hands Over First 7 Israeli Hostages to Red Cross Under Gaza Ceasefire Deal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/hamas-7-israeli-hostages-gaza-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a> \u2014 there\u2019s so much to clean up. The first step is removing the debris because it\u2019s almost entirely destroyed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called the rebuilding process \u201cthe beginning of a new era\u201d and noted that cooperation between nations was essential to maintaining peace. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just the end of a war \u2014 it\u2019s the start of something new,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trump: \u201cErdo\u011fan is very strong, Turkey played a central role\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Trump highlighted his long-standing and positive relationship with President Erdo\u011fan, saying, \u201cWe\u2019ve had a great relationship from the beginning. He\u2019s a very strong man. Turkey played an extraordinary role in this process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also credited Ankara\u2019s diplomatic efforts for helping to secure the deal: \u201cTurkey, Egypt, Qatar, and the United States worked together toward one goal \u2014 peace. And in the end, we made it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cA historic turning point\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At the summit, Trump described the gathering of leaders as \u201carchitects of peace,\u201d emphasizing the magnitude of the achievement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the world\u2019s most powerful and wealthy countries are here today. Every leader we invited came \u2014 that shows the respect for this process,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Calling the agreement \u201ca historic turning point,\u201d he added, \u201cWe accomplished what everyone said was impossible. No one will talk about war in the Middle East anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sisi: \u201cTwo-state solution is the key to peace\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution during his address at the summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPalestinians have the right to self-determination \u2014 to live in an independent state alongside Israel, in peace and security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sisi described the Gaza agreement as \u201cthe beginning of a new era of peace and stability in the Middle East,\u201d and announced that Egypt would soon host an international Gaza reconstruction conference.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-80800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gaza-1-786x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gaza-1-786x500.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gaza-1-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gaza-1.jpg 1263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hostages and prisoners released under ceasefire deal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Under the U.S., Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey\u2013brokered ceasefire agreement, Hamas released the final 20 living hostages in Gaza, while Israel freed 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 detainees.The freed hostages are now receiving medical treatment in Israeli hospitals, and the Red Cross confirmed that the remains of four deceased hostages were also returned to Israel. Emotional reunions between families and survivors took place across the country.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cA new era of peace in the Middle East\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Concluding the summit, Trump declared, \u201cThis is not just an agreement \u2014 it\u2019s the beginning of a new era. From now on, the Middle East will talk about peace, not war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He thanked the countries that contributed to the peace effort, adding, \u201cTurkey, Egypt, Qatar, and the United States have together achieved something that will be remembered for generations.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: President Trump and Regional Leaders Sign Gaza Peace Deal During Egypt Summit | Israel | N18G\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyWc7XsU_4E\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a joint press conference with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Trump announced that the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire process had already begun. \u201cAs far as we\u2019re concerned, it\u2019s underway,\u201d Trump said, emphasizing that Gaza\u2019s reconstruction was now a top priority. \u201cLook at Gaza \u2014 there\u2019s so much to clean up. The first &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9192199,"featured_media":80799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,14],"tags":[80077,14217,77263,1288,3824,77159,80076,1153,77182,1133],"class_list":["post-80798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east","category-world","tag-abdel-fattah-el-sisi","tag-ceasefire","tag-donald-trump","tag-egypt","tag-gaza","tag-middle-east","tag-peace-summit","tag-recep-tayyip-erdogan","tag-turkey","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9192199"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80801,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80798\/revisions\/80801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}