Critique of the Mecca Agreement

Mecca. The Mecca Agreement. Look. Mecca is sacred to billions of people.

They take that sanctity and use it by calling the agreement the Mecca Agreement, don't they?

And when we give the agreement that name, it becomes something no one can question.

They create the impression that we are protecting the holy lands.

On the other hand, Who is Saudi Arabia, anyway?

What role does Saudi Arabia play in the Middle East?

What political move have you seen Saudi Arabia make other than acting as the United States' proxy in the region?

And what political move have you seen it make other than being one of Israel's biggest collaborators?

And now they've entered into a conflict with Yemen.

I ask here, and I ask everyone: What problem do we have with the Yemeni people?

What has Yemen done that goes against Turkey's national interests, my friends?

We are already facing a game of deception.

You exploit citizens' religious feelings and exploit their sacred values, Then you go and serve Israel and the United States.

We must not fall into this trap. That is why I say we will oppose the Mecca Agreement in the strongest possible terms, and vote against it clearly and openly.

I make the same appeal to all the members of parliament.

Do not put the lives of the children of the poor in this country at risk for the interests of America and Israel.