Ankara: Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan on Saturday sent a letter to US first lady Melania Trump, urging her to extend the compassion she showed for the war in Ukraine to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. In her letter, Erdogan greeted Trump with sincere love and respect, recalling their meeting at the White House in Washington six years ago. She said the warm conversation and gracious hospitality she experienced during their time together remain vivid in her memory.

According to Anadolu Agency, Erdogan referred to a recent letter Trump sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, noting that the sentiments expressed in that letter reflected a conscience deeply attuned to global issues. Erdogan praised Trump's stance, writing, 'As you stated in your letter, every child has the universal and undeniable right to grow up in a loving and safe environment. This right is not exclusive to any region, ethnicity, religion, or ideology. Supporting the oppressed who are denied this right is a fundamental responsibility toward the human family.'

Erdogan emphasized that Trump's compassion for the lives lost, families torn apart, and children left orphaned under the devastating effects of the war in Ukraine is an initiative that instills hope in hearts. She highlighted Trump's request to bring back the joyful smiles of Ukrainian children forced into silent laughter as 'very meaningful.' Erdogan expressed her belief that Trump would demonstrate this important sensitivity even more strongly for Gaza, where 62,000 innocent civilians, including 18,000 children, were brutally murdered within two years.