Turkey has affirmed that the Hamas Movement is a democratically elected Palestinian actor representing a significant reality in the region slamming US objections to President Recep Erdogan’s meeting this week with Hamas leaders in Turkey.
Turkey fully rejects the US statement which crossed the line a statement by the Turkish foreign ministry said adding that designating Hamas representatives as terrorists would not contribute to regional peace and stability.
Accusing the US administration of blatantly supporting the terrorist YPG/PKK and hosting the ringleader of the Fethullah terrorist organization the terror group behind the 2016 failed coup in Turkey the ministry said the US has no right to comment on Turkey’s policies.
It called on the US to use its regional influence and power to serve not the interests of Israel but to follow more balanced policies in a bid to bring a righteous and fair solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
A high-level delegation from Hamas led by its political chief Ismail Haneyya paid a visit to Turkey over the weekend and met with Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday.
