G20 Summit | President of Türkiye briefs the media

The article is a transcript of a speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the conclusion of the G20 Leaders' Summit hosted by South Africa, the first time the event was held on the African continent. Erdoğan extends greetings and expresses gratitude to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for the warm hospitality. He reflects on his personal visits to South Africa in 2005, 2011, and 2018, highlighting the country's 'rainbow nation' diversity and the strong bilateral ties between Turkey and South Africa, including dialogues between governments and parties like ANC and AK Parti. He praises South Africa's historical victory against apartheid under Nelson Mandela as a global symbol of justice and commends its unwavering support for the Palestinian cause, particularly its principled stance against the Gaza 'genocide'—where over 70,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed—and its lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Erdoğan affirms Turkey's robust support for Palestine, including vocal advocacy, over 103,000 tons of humanitarian aid, contributions to a recent ceasefire, and calls for sustained aid, reconstruction, and a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital of a free Palestinian state to ensure regional and global peace. On the G20 agenda, Erdoğan discusses Turkey's active participation, emphasizing speeches on climate change, green transformation, sustainable development, and the need for financial support to least developed countries to meet UN 2030 goals. He reviews the summit's outcomes, stresses the importance of an inclusive global economy that leaves no one behind, multilateral cooperation, and G20's role in addressing global challenges. Erdoğan mentions bilateral meetings with leaders from Australia, Canada, Angola, Ethiopia, France, Brazil, Malaysia, Italy, Singapore, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and others. He also notes the 12th anniversary of the MIKTA group (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, Australia), where members reaffirmed commitment to multilateralism in a joint statement. Finally, he expresses hopes for positive global outcomes from the summit and wishes success to the United States as it assumes G20 presidency on December 1, 2025, before closing with warm greetings.