politics
January 23, 2026
Top Turkish diplomat estimates final number of Board of Peace participants at 25-30
Hakan Fidan added that Turkey continues to coordinate its efforts on Palestine with other countries, such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan
TL;DR
- The Gaza Board of Peace is expected to increase its participants from 19 to 25-30 countries.
- Germany is willing to join but has concerns about the existing governance structures.
- Turkey is coordinating efforts with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and countries from Europe and Latin America.
- The Board of Peace was established on January 22nd with 19 initial signatories.
- The initiative, though based on an agreement between Israel and Hamas for Gaza, will also address conflicts in other regions.