Turkey’s Erdogan hails Hamas as liberators, leaving detente with Israel in shreds - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Amberin Zaman

Oct 25, 2023

Erdogan — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the meeting of the Justice and Development (AK) Party at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on Oct. 25, 2023. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

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What is driving Turkey’s Erdogan pro-Hamas, fiery Israel criticism?

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha, Oct. 25, 2023.

Qatar ‘hopeful’ about hostage talks with Hamas as Turkey warns of regional shockwaves

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In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - JULY 11: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening high-level session of the 2023 NATO Summit on July 11, 2023 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The summit is bringing together NATO members and partner countries heads of state from July 11-12 to chart the alliance's future, with Sweden's application for membership and Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine as major topics on the summit agenda. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Explainer: Why Turkey's Erdogan finally initiated Sweden’s NATO ratification

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In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Finnish MPs attend a plenary session of the Finnish parliament on a vote on the country's entry to NATO in Helsinki, Finland on March 1, 2023. - Finland's parliament on March 1 voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining NATO, ahead of ratifications from Hungary and Turkey, increasing the likelihood it will enter the alliance before Nordic neighbour Sweden. Lawmakers approved a law affirming that Finland accepts the terms of the NATO treaty by 184 votes against seven. (Photo by Heikki Saukkomaa / Lehtikuva /

Turkey ratifies Finland’s NATO membership

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO