On the 38th anniversary of the declaration of independence, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan:
We congratulate the State of Palestine on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of its establishment, and salute the Palestinian people who continue their honorable resistance to injustice and oppressors.
We will continue to vigorously defend the Palestinian cause in all forums and work resolutely to establish an independent, sovereign and geographically integrated Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
- We will continue to operate in the field in all our capacities for a free and prosperous future for the Palestinian people.