
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a four-finger (rabia) sign during his speech on December 15, 2017 in Istanbul.?AFP photoISTANBUL: Turkey will open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognise it as the capital of Palestine.
"God willing, the day is close when officially, with God's permission, we will open our embassy there," Erdogan said in a speech, maintaining his fierce criticism of the United States' decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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