Turkey: Muslim ministers to meet over Jerusalem
Turkey's Foreign Ministry says the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss the situation at a flashpoint Jerusalem's holy site.
A ministry statement on Friday says the meeting—to be attended by OIC foreign ministers—will be held on August 1 in Istanbul.
Turkey holds the term presidency of the organization.
This week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on all Muslims to defend the al-Aqsa mosque and accused Israel of trying to take over the contested holy site in Jerusalem under the pretext of fighting terrorism.
