Also on Thursday, Erdogan and Pope Francis agreed in another phone call that there should not be any changes to Jerusalem's status, according to Reuters.
Ahead of Trump's Jerusalem announcement on Wednesday, Erdogan warned against recognizing the city as the capital of Israel, saying that doing so would cross "a red line for Muslims." He also said that it could prompt the Turkish government to cut diplomatic ties with Israel.
Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel and announcement that he would direct the State Department to begin preparations to move the U.S. embassy to the city drew immediate criticism from leaders in the Middle East and beyond.
While Israel already considered the city its capital, the international community has long declined to recognize that status and countries have kept embassies in Tel Aviv.
Jerusalem is the home of holy sites for Muslims, Christians and Jews alike, and Palestinians have long wanted to claim the city as the capital of a future state.
Under the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act, the U.S. is required to move its embassy to the city unless the president signs a national security waiver every six months keeping the facility in Tel Aviv.
Trump signed that waiver on Wednesday.
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