Republic of Turkey
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu
Turkey has been a member of the United Nations since October 24, 1945. Ahmet Davutoğlu has served as the Turkey’s foreign minister since May 1, 2009. The following is excerpted from Minister Davutoğlu’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on November 29, 2012, on the status of Palestine in the United Nations. In Turkish, we have a saying: “One who closes his eyes only makes himself a night.” For 65 years, the whole world has shut its eyes to the plight of the Palestinian people. For many decades, we closed our eyes to the right of Palestinian people to…
