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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and others from the country’s political leadership have been expelled from Turkey.
This write the specialized publication “Al Monitor” for Middle Eastern politics, referring to interlocutors. the author, Fehim Tashtekin, has been writing about Turkish politics for years to the Middle East and North Africa.
Tashtekin explains what happened with the controversies that arose after the attack of the Islamist movement “Hamas” against Israel. The decision to expel Haniya, who was in Istanbul at the time, was taken after footage emerged on social media of him and other Hamas members kneeling in prayer after seeing news of the start of hostilities.
Thus, Ankara “politely asked Haniya and his entourage” to leave Turkey, so as not to create the impression that it is protecting “Hamas” after the massacre of civilians.
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Earlier, Israel’s ambassador to Turkey, Irit Lilian – who, according to media reports, has left the country – said Ankara’s support for Hamas was unacceptable. According to a Palestinian source at Al Monitor, however, the pressure to cut ties is coming mainly from the United States, not Israel.
Another version
Source of RIA “Novosti” claims that Turkey has not expelled the political leadership of Hamas; the leaders left on their own after their country’s special services told them they could not protect them from Israel.
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The leader of “Hamas” Ismail Haniya
According to this version, as early as October 7 at 10 a.m., they were told that the Turkish authorities could not ensure their safety, so they decided to leave.
The Turkish presidency has denied pursuing Haniyeh, who was in Doha a few days ago for a meeting with the Qatari leadership and appeared hours after the small Gulf state denied he was there. “Al Monitor” writes that contacts with “Hamas” are currently transferred to Qatar, and Ankara is mainly responsible for contacts with Tehran and Beirut to contain the regional spillover of the crisis.
According to Tashtekin, Ankara has politely shown the door while trying to balance diplomatically and not jeopardize the balance with Israel while supporting the Palestinian cause. According to him, regardless of Turkey’s relations with Hamas, the West sees it as a partner who can talk with the movement.
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This is also why Israel has measured its words in the war, even if it has slightly hardened its tone in the face of increasing casualties in Gaza; however, he is not giving Hamas the support the movement wants, and the Islamists have made it clear they see the support as insufficient.
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