ISTANBUL, November 13. /TASS/. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara which cut ties with Israel is not planning any steps to restore those.

"As a state and government of the Republic of Turkey, we severed relations with Israel. At present, we do not maintain any relations with Israel. Nor are we planning to take steps to improve these relations in the coming period," TRT Haber quoted the Turkish leader as telling his pool of reporters. "We will maintain this determination, and the government of the Republic of Turkey will not develop its relationship with Israel as long as it is led by [Recep] Tayyip Erdogan," he added.

Erdogan also gave assurances of Turkey’s support to Palestine "in its righteous course to the end."