Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday slammed Israel as a state defined by &quot;occupation&quot; and &quot;terror&quot;, as he opened an Islamic summit on the US recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

&quot;Israel is a state of occupation. Besides this, Israel is a state of terror,&quot; Erdogan told leaders from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered for an emergency meeting in istanbul.

Erdogan also urged the world to recognise East Jerusalem as &#39;capital of Palestine&#39;.

&quot;I am inviting the countries who value international law and fairness to recognise occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine,&quot; he said.

The Turkish president slammed Israel as a state defined by 'occupation' and 'terror', as he opened an Islamic summit on the US recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday slammed Israel as a state defined by "occupation" and "terror", as he opened an Islamic summit on the US recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. "Israel is a state of occupation. Besides this, Israel is a state of terror," Erdogan told leaders from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered for an emergency meeting in istanbul. Erdogan also urged the world to recognise East Jerusalem as 'capital of Palestine'. "I am inviting the countries who value international law and fairness to recognise occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine," he said.

Erdogan urges world to recognise East Jerusalem as 'capital of Palestine'

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Erdogan urges world to recognise East Jerusalem as 'capital of Palestine'