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Turkey is a safe haven for the terrorist militia Hamas, which holds secret meetings in Turkey.
At the same time, trade with Israel is ongoing.
Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintains good contacts with the radical Islamic Hamas.
The country has become a safe haven for the terrorist militia.
Erdogan has even warned Israeli intelligence against taking action against Hamas officials in Turkey.
Hamas is not a terrorist organization, but a liberation organization that defends its people and country.
The last time there was a secret meeting of the Hamas leadership in Turkey was in December.
According to a report by the Israeli broadcaster
KAN,
high-ranking Hamas representatives held a secret meeting in Turkey.
Former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal, who lives in the Qatari capital Doha, is said to have taken part in the meeting.
According to information from
KAN,
several other high-ranking Hamas officials took part.
According to the
Jerusalem Post,
the meeting was aimed at coordinating Hamas' next steps in the current war with Israel.
Erdogan's Interior Ministry leaves questions about Hamas unanswered
The AKP government's close ties to Hamas are a major concern for the opposition.
A lawmaker from the opposition CHP party, Süreyya Öneş Derici, wanted to know in a December 18 parliamentary question from Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya whether such a Hamas meeting in Turkey posed a risk to the country's national security - and also whether Turkish officials were present at the meeting and the Interior Ministry had knowledge of the Hamas meeting.
President Receo Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh to his presidential palace in July 2023. © IMAGO
Minister Yerlikaya's reaction to the parliamentary question, however, was sobering.
This was not answered - due to a “lack of responsibility” by the Ministry of the Interior.
It also seems worrying that in Turkey parliamentary questions must be answered within 15 days.
Yerlikaya did not issue his response until January 30.
Such meetings fall under Yerlikaya's purview.
Entry and exit, security and police as well as migration are subordinate to the Turkish Ministry of the Interior.
This also includes the safety of VIP guests holding meetings.
Hamas can, however, continue to be assured of Erdogan's support.
“Turkey is a country that can speak very openly and clearly with the leaders of Hamas and stands firmly behind them,” Erdogan said at a conference of the Erdoğan “İlim Yayma Vakfı” Foundation on March 9 in Istanbul.
Turkish merchant ships continue to deliver to Israel - Erdogan's partner criticizes them
As much as Erdogan supports Hamas, calls Israel a terrorist state and compares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Hitler, Turkey's business with Israel continues.
“I have listed the ships that come from Turkey and go to Israel.
6 ships are currently underway.
What do they transport?
Steel, cement and whatever Israel needs,” writes exiled journalist Metin Cihan on X. “Prayers for Palestine and ships for Israel,” says Cihan.
Cihan had repeatedly listed lists of Turkish merchant ships that bring goods to Israel - including shipping companies owned by businessmen close to the government.
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Criticism of Erdogan's double game is also increasing in the government coalition.
"We are sending the barbed wire from Turkey to Israel that surrounds the Al-Aqsa Mosque so that Muslims cannot enter it," Yenid Refah Partisi leader Fatih Erbakan said on Saturday (March 16).
Erbakan supported Erdogan in the 2023 Turkish election and in return received several seats in parliament.
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