Peres is a liar, he made me cry, says Turkey PM's wife
Emine Erdogan tells PA paper that she is not usually prone to responding on political matters, but 'Peres pushed me to my limits, as he constantly lies.'
By Avi Issacharoff Tags: Israel news Gaza war IDF Recep Tayyip Erdogan Shimon PeresEmine Erdogan, wife of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accused President Shimon Peres of being a liar during a meeting with Palestinian business women in Ankara.
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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan. |
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Recalling her husband's confrontation with the president at the Davos Summit in January 2009, Emine said she thought to herself "G-d, he [Peres] is such a liar, someone must stop him," she told the Palestinian women.
The Turkish prime minister stormed off the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, red-faced from verbally sparring with Peres over the fighting during Israel's Gaza offensive in December 2008.
Erdogan was angry after being cut off by a panel moderator after listening to an impassioned monologue by Peres defending Israel's 22-day offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayam on Saturday Erdogan's wife said her husband's diplomatic row with Peres was not intended, and that she was "close to madness" when she heard Peres speak and defend the 2009 Gaza offensive.
"How is it possible that Israelis lie like that, their president Peres uttering a chain of lies in front of the entire world?" she asked the Palestinian paper. "I told myself, G-d, shut that man up. And suddenly I saw Turkish Prime minister Erdogan's head exploding [with rage] and I started to cry. When they asked me why I was crying I said it was because, that man, Peres, is a liar."
Emine added that she is not usually prone to responding on political matters, but that "Peres pushed me to my limits, as he constantly lies."
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like you didn't know what Israel has been up to from 1948 up to 2008... and what about Northern Cyprus, the Kurds, the Armenians... hopefully this will be also on the agenda soon.
What she meant was that President Peres was not telling the truth that she wanted to hear. Sorry Mrs Erdogan but there is only one truth. I must say you are a good actress,tears come easy. This get Israel at any price has gotten out of hand.
Why is it relevant what the Turkish PMs wife feels about the Israeli president? Neither of them has any direct political responsibility! Leave the real discussions to Mr Netanyahu and Mr Erdogan!
Exactly my words.
Yes it is hard to listen to an other opinion. Miss Erdogan should learn such a thing if she wants tolive in a democratic state otherwise she will cry all the time and this is not good for her health
erdogan is a moron
If she cries for Peres' lies I wonder what she would do for her husband Erdogan's lies denying the Armenian genocide. Keeping double standards by accepting self determination of the Turkish Cypriots but refusing to accept Armenian self determination in Azerbaijan!
Mr. peres is infact a big liar.He is a hypocraite person
Isnt a hypocrite a person who says something about someone they really dont know, like you, as well a looser
Erdogan walked off stage because he had no answer for Peres. His old lady cried because Erdogan had no answer. They can both cry me a river....
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, THEY ARE ALL DEDICATED LIARRS. ITS NOT LIMITED TO THE ISRAELI POLITICIANS, IT INCLUDES ALL THE U.S. POLITICIANS AND THE BUNCH OF ENGLISH POLITICIANS AS WELL. IF YOU ARE NOT A DEDICATED LIAR THEN YOU CAN NOT BECOME A WELL KNOWN POLITICIAN.
Writing only in capital letters doesn't make your text any more credible. In fact, in the West, that style of writing is usually limited to little children who are just learning to form their letters in Grade 1 or Kindergarten.
I do not know where you come from,but obviously your politicians are of the highest order,no corruption and they always tell the truth.
For your information, Turkey also considers its genocide against Armenians to also be a "lie"...and I doubt Amina Erdogan has shed any tears over those slaughtered by Turkey Her husband refuses to apologize or admit that Turkey had anything to do with the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians.
he says whatever he thinks will fit the occasion...
Economic battle is the answer to Turkey's recent behaviour. Hit them where it hurts the most, their ego and wallet?
Those who object to us want to boycott israel--how do you feel about that?
These people are totally mentally unbalanced.
that countless others have tought bnut not had the courage to speak. Thank you Madame Ertdogan. So many in the world undertand and agree with you.
The truth here is that it is doubtful if she even knew that this was to be published. I dont think she cried or that she knew about it. Her husband and his cronies decided for her and she like a good wife said nothing at all. The lie was made up by spinmakers and approved by her husband
at least she have a solid reason of exprssion in this case to cry ? p.s is this the only reason that you cryid?? did you cry when so many armenians died?
It was 100 years ago idiot, she was not even born. How come you can be that retarded!
So what was the lie? This is not credible, but rather, incredible. Crying??
this article and Mrs. Erdogan both suck. And the Erdogans and Ahmadinejads of the world are the real liars, blind to truth because of their faithfulness to their Arab brother Palestinians who can do no wrong.
A stupid woman who married a stupid man, no surprise here....what a joke for Turkish people.I love Turks and I hope they get rid of this embarrassment at the bext election
NONE!
for the kurds and armenians
mr peres is a man of wisdom and integrity and i am armenian.if amine only sees the light how bad is her husband then tears will become rivers
He's a senile old fool and a pathological liar. Remember the allegations of the non-existent Scud transfer to Hezbollah.
Does anyone really care what this woman has to say? I know that in the Muslim world no one is listening...why should we?
If you really want to cry look in the mirror
His explanation of Israel at that time was very strong, very clear and dignified.
Peres is nothing but a wolf in sheep's clothing...he put's a nice mask over the ugly occupation of the Palestinian people.
Anyone who defends an operation that killed over 300 children is a slime ball. Erdogan's reaction in my opinion was restrained.
Read the Talmud. The NEXT time you hear a Zionist tell the truth about ANYTHING will be the FIRST time!
what about israel. does she cry for the israels that are under missle attacks from hamas. of course not poor turkey is mad that they can not bully Israel in the way they bully greece and cyprus.
Yeah, get the woman a tissue, and a brain...
But if it helps letting off some steam by crying, feel free.
dear emine erdogan, please, mind your own business- cook, clean and be an obedient wife to ur husband, he is already embarassing enough.
which makes him particularly reprehensible.
And she dress in a ridiculous way. Oh my God, I thought Turkish people were kind of modern ones. But with leaders like that...
You better check and see if she isn't missing two of her teeth?
She is also a liar and she is lying to promote a political goal like politicians
take the next cruise to Gaza , you will feel so much better.
It's only human to cry when listening to a man try and justify the murder of so many children in the name of territorial expansionism. Israelis would cry to where they not silent to the cries of their victims and blind to the brutality and injustice of their own actions.
Go to kibutz to mitnadev party and she will stop to cry.
Welcome to the New Middle East that Peres has been hailing. Being an ardent leftist sure has won him the love and respect of Arabs and Muslims, hasn't it? There may be a lesson in this for us all!
... that he deems is necessary at a given moment... that's his forte...
She cry because he need liberty,and some one to make she feel free,not a slave wife. Nothing whit Shimon Perez.
their heads or jewish ladies can cover their heads and yet they are free ???
I need a translation.... possibly in portugese...
I need a translation.... possibly in portugese...
for having a husband who always tells the truth.
Did she cry because of the oppression of the Kurds by Turkey? Does she cry because of the kurdish villages that have been destroyed by the Turkish army, or the 30, 000 people killed over the last 30 years because of Turkey's refusal to recognize the self-determination right of the Kurdish people? Maybe she cried, but she makes me laugh.
He has gone to edge to improve the Kurdish issue, making their language legal, issuing truce when he came to power and overall human rights.
Like Peres' defense of Cast Lead your comment is beneath contempt; Ply your trade elsewhere as it has no relevance on these issues. But I'm sure Turkish newspapers will relish your comments..Do give it a try..
I can prove to you that I say the truth: the whole Middle East peace was a lie
can we talk reason for a change???????????? Turkish PM is a plain turncoat, bad for humanity, and Turkey.
This article seems to be as whacked out as Mrs. Erdogan. By the way, is she the ONLY Mrs. Erdogan?
Just watch his lips. If they move, he's lying!
Just watch his lips. If they move, he's lying!
good question
Which is full of antisemitic lies. And that was in 2006, long before the flotilla, which in turn was organized by her husband in order to score political points. She is a sl.t
Peres as Israel president , tried to justify his country's Gaza Operation. It was a little disappointing for a nobel peace prize owner. Emine Erdogan as a wife, she is doing her part by supporting her husband. One side is crying , the other is lying. This is something about their position, nothing more.
Lovely!... applicable in many cases...
Emine is crying , Burak is lying
And the other side is trying to keep a straight face
You and you husband are the real leaders of the Middle East. Peres, as Rabin once said, has an honesty as long as a sunny day in February. The children of Qana 1996 are awaiting him. One day God will ask him about their blood and the blood of Gaza children.
Washington Post's Agnatius was under a lot of pressure to close the debate leaving Peres' lies as if they were truth. However, the destruction Israel left in Gaza attest to that Peres Has the Longest Longest Nose!
...of the depth of your analysis
Bet she doesn't cry over the illegal Turkish occupation of Cyprus nor her country's denial of committing acts of genocide in the early 1900s
wrong diagnosis; she is completely mad.
Bet she doesn't cry over the illegal Turkish occupation of Cyprus nor her country's denial of committing acts of genocide in the early 1900s
As a european I' m afraid about the possibility of having these islamist radicals in EU.
how do you define radical islam? maybe you are radical jewish????
Better the Erdogans cry than Israelis. Israelis have cried enough from Arab terror. Let this witch cry forever.
Obviously she's not usually prone to even following political matters if it had never dawned on her before that Peres is a first class liar. He's made a career of standing up to lie in front of the world and its leaders - and he's an integral part of the government that HE chose for Israel.
To make ammends for the way he misbehaved and by putting her forward--all soft and charming with tears flowing down her cheeks...wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.
she should cry for all the ill dids her husband is doing. she should cry for the armenias, greeks, kurds, cyprus.
Ohhhh, poor Emine Erdogan. Your husband Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells more untruths than anybody else. Which is well known in Turkey. That's why this country is going backwards.
Her head scarf is too tight. Secular Turkey is heading in the wrong direction. Not long ago they wanted to be in the EU now they're more likely going Islamist unless they can separate politics from the mosque.
Emine, you will cry even more once you will understand that your religion is not the "religion of peace" you believed it to be.
Ask your husband about the Kurds and Armenians....
And Armenians ooh you cannot mention that subject They go bananas over it.Hush,hush will ya William ?
My great grand parents were all killed in the genicide. I side with Turkey on this one. What you are doing to the Arabs is no different! PS When will Israel recognise the genocide?
...no wonder Erdogan is so pissed off all the time
rather than insulting people.
rather than insulting people.
The truth sounds like lies to them, because they fabricate reality.
what about freedom to dress like a normal human being?
She wore the long robes of a salafi when she met with the Obamas. Turkey was very secular.
Simon Peres has never been a liar. He may have been biased at Davos when defending the Isreali position at a delicate time,but nothing more.The usage of this vocabulary from Turkeys' first lady shows clearly two things: first that she does not not know the language of diplomacy , secondly she is not only biased in Gaza matters but even she is full of prejudice and seemengly unaware of the real facts. Now it is easy to understand Mr. Erdogans' attitude,too.
The world shares your frustration and despair... However, she should also be comforted in the knowledge that her husband and Turkiye, will go down in history as the catalyst that eventually brought peace to Palestine...
I only see that Turkey has brought war everywhere it went !
You are not serious....that's nuts.
Well I do not believe that Peres is a liar, at ALL... But.... if I would cry each time a local, national, or international politician lied, I'd be dead from dehydration now. Tell his blushing bride to "get a life."
I wonder if she cried when her husband said these words in 2008: "I neither accept nor support this campaign. We did not commit a crime, therefore we do not need to apologise," he said. "It will not have any benefit other than stirring up trouble, disturbing our peace and undoing the steps which have been taken." These words sound almost word for word like the attitude of Netanyahu concerning the flottila, except its the words of Erdogan in 2008 concerning the Armenian Genocide Can someone explain the difference to me- Seems like Turkey has a few liars of their own.
"Oh yes Darling". Always one to be truthful, one can assume that Mr Erdogon has a score to settle, if it takes half the Turkish population to be killed...he'll get even. It's a matter of PRIDE on behalf of his most beautiful wife.
Given that the art of lying is in the nature of Islam, so that Islam may achieve its goals, by playing on the confidence of the enemy, such as Egypt's President Sadat did with Israel prior to launching the Yom Kippur, Emine Erdogon and Tayyip Erdogon would not know a lie, if it fell on their enraged heads.
I have to agree with the comments below to say that who cares what she thinks she most likely has no idea what is really going on... now im an israeli jew in usa and ive always been pro israel that doesnt mean im anti palestinians...a democratic country is one that its own people have the right to speak out..I dont agree with some of the things israel does but it is quite possibly a nation in the most unique circumstances that it is constantly under attack physically and verbally..do i think sometimes israels leadership doesnt listen and are stubborn, Yes..but being surrounded by nations and people who want its destruction is an impossible situation...something needs to happen and something needs to happen now..its only been going downhill and harder to 'fix' and will continue to get worse
When the facts are so damning, it is better to go with the lie. This is the first lesson of every Israeli diplomat. Peres is what passes for a leftist in Israel. The fact that he acts as a shill for an ultra right wing government is a lie in itself.
what exactly did he lie about?
Which and where? Don't just echo her statements....a woman held hostage by Islamic terrorist Erdogan. Sadly for you, Islamic rhetoric is all based on fantasies....that is why you are still in the stone age.
"This is the first lesson of every Israeli diplomat" You are a very small-minded individual.
1. better to go with a lie 2. shill for islamic terror and neo nazis
She should add that he lies with a straight face . An expert .
is the the best response to something like this.....
what a hypocrite woman.
she looks like she was just released from a grave
Pitiful. I feel for her.
obviously
Know your husband if he is telling the truth before you condemn Peres.
I wonder if she ever cried about Turkey's treatment of the Armenians or the Kurds.
Doubtful, she's as hypocritical as her husband... Moreover, she would have needed his permission first.
Don't change the subject. By the way my mother is Armenian and I was born on April 24th
bet she never did
Nuu ???
BOO HOO BOO HOO hOW WOULD SHE KNOW A LIE WHEN SHE SEES IT UNLESS ERDOGAN TELLS HER.
I opposed the massacre in Gaza. I opposed the Israeli piracy/state terrorism at sea. I think this article is laughable. I couldn't care LESS what this woman thinks. I oppose Turkey's state terrorism against Kurds and I oppose their categorical denial of inflicting Genocide on Armenians before/during WWI. A Zionist Jew in the SE USA
You must be a self-hating Jew
Unbelievable. How would she know if Peres were lying when she probably never reads a newspaper nor knows what goes on in the world. Doesn't she realise that she is a second class citizen in her own country.
You are stating b-lls--t. Wise-up
no she does not read newspapers. boycott turkey as I have done for two years.