Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister H. Ali Özel spoke at the opening of the Palestine Youth Forum held at the Selçuklu Congress Center as part of Konya’s program as the OIC Youth Capital 2026. The forum was organized with the Youth and Sports Ministry, Konya Metropolitan Municipality and the OIC Youth Forum.


Özel highlighted the priority of the Palestinian issue in Türkiye’s foreign policy and Türkiye’s efforts on international platforms to end Israel’s violations of international law and protect the rights of the Palestinian people. The forum was part of a day-long Palestine program that ended with the Konyaspor–Palestine friendly stopped at 89:59.
