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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

Hamas-Turkey relations

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not pictured) at the Ministry headquarters in the Turkish capital Ankara, December 13, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)
December 13, 2024, 2:15 pm
In Turkey, Blinken reports ‘encouraging signs’ Gaza hostage-truce deal is possible
Secretary of state says DC appreciates Ankara’s ‘voice with Hamas’ after terror group reportedly agrees to temporary IDF presence in Gaza, provided list of hostages to be released
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference during the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024. (Luis Robayo/AFP)
November 23, 2024, 6:10 pm
Erdogan calls ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant ‘courageous’
Turkey’s Islamist president, who has been outspoken in support of Hamas, says warrants ‘renew the trust of humanity in the international system’
By AFP and ToI Staff
A statue commemorating the victims of Cafe Apropo bombing, which killed three women in 1997. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 19, 2024, 10:04 pm
US slaps fresh sanctions on six senior Hamas officials
Targets include terror group’s representatives abroad, operative who aided deadly 1997 bombing at Tel Aviv café, and financiers funneling money into Gaza, West Bank
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, shake hands during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2024. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
November 18, 2024, 11:36 pm
US warns Turkey against harboring Hamas leaders who left Qatar
‘We don’t believe the leaders of a vicious terrorist organization should be living comfortably anywhere,’ especially in a major city of a US ally, says State Department spokesman
By Reuters and Jacob Magid
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, and ministers of his government, right, meet with Hamas delegation led by Ismail Haniyeh, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2024. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
November 18, 2024, 2:11 am
Hamas officials booted by Qatar last week, now hosted in Turkey, diplomat says
Ankara, where many politburo members already live with their families, is a logical landing spot after Doha pulled out of talks, but Turkey risks running afoul of Biden administration
By Jacob Magid
Security and rescue forces at the scene of an attempted suicide bombing in south Tel Aviv, August 18, 2024. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
October 15, 2024, 1:14 pm
Tel Aviv suicide bombing attempt in August was overseen by Hamas in Turkey – police
Israeli authorities arrest and charge eight terror operatives accused of involvement in the incident, as well as an East Jerusalem resident who allegedly transported the bomber
By ToI Staff
People wave Turkish and Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protest in Istanbul, Turkey, August 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
October 2, 2024, 12:34 pm
Despite its anti-Israel stance, Turkey isn’t shedding tears over Hezbollah losses
Analysts say Ankara’s sympathy for Palestinians doesn’t extend to regional foe Iran and its Shiite allies, largely due to their support for Syria’s Assad
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi during their meeting at Al-Ittihadiya palace in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 14, 2024. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
September 4, 2024, 12:10 pm
Egypt’s Sissi heads to Turkey for 1st presidential visit in 12 years amid warming ties
Trip comes as countries plan some 20 agreements on gas, defense, tourism; leaders to also discuss Israel-Hamas war, Israeli operations in the West Bank
By Reuters and ToI Staff
People wave Turkish and Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protest in Istanbul, Turkey, August 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 3, 2024, 3:21 pm
Turkey arrests Kosovar man suspected of acting as ‘financier’ for Mossad
Since January, Turkish authorities have detained dozens suspected of collecting data for Israel as Ankara-Jerusalem relations continue to deteriorate
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
This picture taken in Istanbul on August 2, 2024, shows the logo of the social network Instagram on a smartphone with the Turkish flag in the background. (Yasin Akgul/AFP)
August 2, 2024, 1:32 pm
Turkey blocks Instagram after removal of Haniyeh condolence posts from platform
Ban comes days after Erdogan aide criticized social network for excising posts in praise of Hamas leader killed in Tehran early Wednesday
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Pro-Hamas demonstrators take part in a rally to protest the killing of the Hamas terror group's leader Ismail Haniyeh, following evening prayers in Fatih district of Istanbul on July 31, 2024. (Kemal Aslan/AFP)
August 1, 2024, 6:51 am
Pro-Hamas march held in Istanbul after Erdogan slams ‘perfidious’ killing of Haniyeh
Demonstrators send ‘greetings to the resistance in Gaza,’ burn Israeli flag and hold up posters with images of Palestinian terror chief, who Turkish leader calls ‘my brother’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A composite photo showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, May 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
July 29, 2024, 8:25 am
Turkey again compares Netanyahu to Hitler, saying ‘genocidal’ leaders meet their end
Comments come after Erdogan appeared to threaten an invasion of Israel, prompting Foreign Minister Katz to liken him to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein: ‘Remember how that ended’
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks during a military parade, in the Turkish-occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, July 20, 2024. (AP/Petros Karadjias)
July 28, 2024, 11:45 pm
Turkey’s Erdogan appears to issue open threat to invade Israel over war in Gaza
President says Turkey could intervene just as it did in Nagorno-Karabakh and Libya; Foreign Minister Katz hits back, comparing him to late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, shake hands during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2024. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
May 15, 2024, 4:14 pm
Erdogan claims Israel will come for Turkey if it defeats Hamas
Turkish president says Palestinian terror group is defending Anatolia as well as its ‘own land’ in the war with Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of the main center-left opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) receives official mandate to serve five more years in Istanbul on April 3, 2024. (Yasin Akgul/AFP)
April 29, 2024, 4:01 am
Top Erdogan rival: October 7 ‘deeply saddening,’ Hamas a ‘terrorist organization’
Reelected Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, widely seen as challenger for Turkey’s presidency, also tells CNN ‘brutal oppression’ of Palestinians in Israel must end
By ToI Staff
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