Ömer Çelik once again proved provocative, launching a fresh attack against the Greek government over its cooperation with Israel, while simultaneously labeling Benjamin Netanyahu a “Nazi.” The spokesperson of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) claimed that Athens is attempting to create the impression that it can “encircle” Turkey through alliances, dismissing such thinking as “completely hollow and unfounded.”
“Greece’s perception that it can encircle Turkey through certain dysfunctional alliances, or by outsourcing some of its own national processes to Israel, is an entirely empty and baseless approach. Such a stance would also cause serious harm to Greece itself,” Çelik stated.
— Ömer Çelik (@omerrcelik) September 10, 2026
Çelik: “Mitsotakis is siding with Israeli aggression”
Çelik was particularly scathing toward Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing the Greek prime minister of actively seeking to stand alongside his Israeli counterpart. The AKP spokesperson labeled Netanyahu a “Nazi” and argued that Mitsotakis’s stance toward Israel reveals, in his view, “serious shortcomings in understanding the direction the world is heading.”
“Today, the Greek prime minister appears to be showing a particular eagerness and making a special effort to stand beside Netanyahu and this Israeli aggression. Without a doubt, this is not good for the Greek people either,” he said.
Çelik also linked this position to questions of legitimacy, arguing that anyone who “believes in lawful politics and a lawful world” should not, as he put it, be adopting such an approach.
“Turkey has the power to counter these alliances”
“Turkey’s strength, both at the negotiating table and in the field, is capable of thwarting all these conspiracies and so-called alliances, should they have the potential to cause harm,” he declared.
At the same time, he sent a clear message that Turkey holds a strong position both diplomatically and on the ground.
“Greece and Turkey must resolve their issues at the table”
Çelik went on to stress the need for dialogue between Athens and Ankara, calling on the Greek side to act with, as he put it, “wisdom, political prudence, and common sense.”
“Everyone else leaves at some point. In this region, in the end, it is us and Greece who remain,” he said.
“Greece allowing itself to be dragged along by the calculations and adventures of certain major powers is something no Greek politician should do. Ultimately, these issues must be resolved at the negotiating table between Turkey and Greece,” he concluded.
