Erdogan: 'East Jerusalem is Palestine's capital'

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a dinner organized by TURKEN Foundation in British capital London on May 13, 2018. “East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine,” despite all steps taken to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Erdogan said Sunday. Speaking of the US administration’s decision to move their embassy to Jerusalem, a move expected to come on Monday, Erdogan said 128 countries voted clearly against this decision at the UN general assembly. He said only a few countries had to vote with the US as they were told to do so in various phone calls in return of financial aids given to those countries. “Jerusalem, above all, east Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine. As the Islamic world, we accept it as it is,” Erdogan said. (Footage by Celaleddin Gurbuz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)