President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Spain’s FIFA World Cup victory during a phone call on July 22, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said.
The two leaders also discussed bilateral relations and regional and global developments, according to the statement.
Erdoğan said he particularly valued the joy shown by people in Gaza, who watched the match “amid the rubble” and celebrated Spain’s championship.
He added that Spain’s “conscientious and moral” position on the Palestinian issue had resonated with football fans around the world.
Erdoğan also said he was pleased to have hosted Sánchez at the recent NATO summit in Ankara and looked forward to welcoming him to Türkiye again for the Türkiye-Spain Intergovernmental Summit in early 2027.
