Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Wednesday that institutions underpinning the current international system have collapsed and failed to address global conflicts, criticising the UN as ineffective in preventing aggression and ensuring accountability.
Speaking at an event titled “Türkiye in a Changing World: A Partner, a Balancer, a Strategic Actor,” hosted by the Finland-Türkiye Interparliamentary Friendship Group, Kurtulmus said the global order was facing a profound institutional crisis.
“The institutions of the world system have collapsed,” Kurtulmus said. He argued that the UN, which was established to prevent conflicts and whose founding principles remain widely respected, had failed to fulfill its mission.
“To put it plainly, the United Nations means little more than an office in New York,” he said.
