2024-04-21 07:22:37
istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met Hamas Chief Ismail Haniya. This meeting between the two took place in Istanbul on Saturday. Giving information about this meeting, the Turkish Presidential Office said that after a long conversation with Ismail Haniya, Erdogan called on the Palestinians to fight unitedly for the war against Israel in Gaza. During this time, Erdogan called Israel’s action in Gaza a stain on humanity. He said that the way children and women are being killed is a crime and no one can justify it.
According to Turkish media reports, in the meeting that lasted more than two and a half hours, Erdogan described Hamas as a liberation group and Israel as worse than the Nazis. He said Palestinian unity was important after the talks at the Dolmabahçe Palace on the shore of the Bosphorus Strait. The people of Palestine need to unite. Only by uniting can they defeat Israel. Erdogan said the strongest response and path to victory against Israel would come from unity.
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America, the European Union and Israel consider Hamas a terrorist organization, but Turkey has called Hamas an organization fighting for the freedom of Palestinians. Erdogan also talked about the recent increase in tensions between Iran and Israel. He said that Israel should not be allowed to give up any excuse under the cover of these incidents. It is important that the focus remains on Gaza and this war stops.
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The Turkish President has been vocal on this issue since the conflict between Hamas and Israel started in October last year. He has repeatedly condemned Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip and supported the Palestinian people. Last year, Erdogan compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler and called Israel a terrorist state. Turkey has also openly supported Hamas. Hamas has had an office in Türkiye since 2011. Relations between Erdogan and Hamas Chief Haniya are also considered to be good. Türkiye is also one of the main humanitarian aid partners to Gaza. Türkiye is sending 45,000 tons of supplies and medicine to war-torn Gaza.