After Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades on Palestinians, Turkish Presdient Tayyip Erdogan called Israel a "terror state".

Erdogan's remarks comes on Saturday, a day after Israeli police's crack down on Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque.

He also said Turkey has launched initiatives mobiliz international institutions.

Speaking at an event in Istanbul, Erdogan called on all Muslim countries and the international community to take "effective" steps against Israel, adding that those who remain silent were "a party to the cruelty there."

"The cruel Israel, terror state Israel is mercilessly and unethically attacking Muslims in Jerusalem," Erdogan said.

He added that Turkey had "immediately launched the necessary initiatives to get the United Nations, Organisation for Islamic Cooperation and all relevant institutions to take action."

Ankara has criticized Israel's brutality on Palestinians.