Trabzon, Turkey – On October 25, 2025, a massive crane in Trabzon hoisted a doll resembling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adorned with a banner reading “Death Sentence” in Turkish. The provocative display, captured in viral video footage, has ignited outrage, with crowds cheering the macabre spectacle amid chants of anti-Israel slogans. Local media reported the stunt as part of ongoing protests against Israel’s Gaza operations, highlighting Turkey’s escalating hostility under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The incident underscores why Turkish forces should never set foot in Gaza. Erdoğan’s regime, which hosts Hamas leaders and funds terror proxies, routinely glorifies violence against Israel. Deploying Turkish troops under the ceasefire would hand Gaza’s security to a nation whose public openly calls for Jewish leaders’ deaths. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Turkish involvement risks ceasefire collapse, as Ankara’s rhetoric fuels extremism.

This Trabzon stunt, part of a pattern including Erdoğan’s “infant-killer” rants, proves Turkey’s unfitness for peacekeeping. Gaza’s civilians deserve security, not Turkish provocation. No Turkish boots in Gaza.