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Hamas-Turkey relations

Hamas gunmen accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head to the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City to search for the remains of deceased hostages, December 8, 2025. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
January 19, 2026, 10:36 am
Israel said worried Hamas is emboldened by Trump’s Gaza plan, is looking to rebuild
Security officials have reportedly warned that the inclusion of Turkey, Qatar on Gaza Executive Board motivates Hamas to model itself after Hezbollah and hold onto its weapons
By ToI Staff
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks to journalists during a news conference following a meeting about Gaza with his counterparts from Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia and United Arab Emirates, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 3, 2025. (Khalil Hamra/AP)
December 24, 2025, 7:54 pm
Turkey hosts Hamas officials as pro-government media casts Israel as ‘number one threat’
As Netanyahu hints Israel will prevent Ankara from acquiring F-35s, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan discusses Gaza ceasefire and humanitarian aid amid rising tensions
By Reuters, Stav Levaton and Lazar Berman
Weapons recovered by IDF troops from the West Bank's Tulkarem camp, January 19, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 27, 2025, 3:26 pm
Shin Bet says it foiled Hamas plot to smuggle arms into West Bank using Israelis
Residents of Kafr Qasim and Rahat arrested on suspicion of working for Israeli man in Turkey who was operating on behalf of the Palestinian terror group
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: A German police officer stands guard in front of the synagogue in Frankfurt, Germany, November 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
November 19, 2025, 11:24 pm
Mossad says foiled Hamas terror plots in Europe were planned in Qatar, maybe Turkey
Spy agency probe finds that guns seized in Austria last month belonged to son of Hamas political leader, who likely got green-light for attack from his father while in Doha
By Lazar Berman
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) attends a joint press conference with German Chancellor at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on October 30, 2025. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)
November 3, 2025, 1:30 pm
Erdogan: ‘Essential’ that Muslim nations lead Gaza reconstruction, but Israel hindering this
As Ankara is set to host regional diplomats to discuss Gaza’s future, Turkish president claims Hamas ‘quite determined to adhere’ to current ceasefire deal
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) embracing top Hamas official Khaled Mashaal (C) as he meets with then-leader of the terror group Ismail Haniyeh (L) and his delegation at the Dolmabahce Presidential working office in Istanbul, on April 20, 2024. (Handout / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
October 21, 2025, 5:08 pm
Turkey boosts status with role in Gaza deal, ruffling Israeli and Arab feathers
After using its influence to pressure Hamas into accepting Trump’s plan, Ankara seeks to reap benefits and boost its efforts to assert more dominant role in Middle East
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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)
October 8, 2025, 8:40 pm
Leveraging long-nurtured Hamas ties, Turkey in the thick of efforts to end Gaza war
Since 2011, Erdogan has provided a place of refuge for leaders of the terror group, which he considers a resistance movement
By AFP and ToI Staff
Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally at the Galata Bridge in Istanbul on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
September 14, 2025, 1:20 pm
After Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar, Turkey worries it could be next
Though a direct attack on a NATO member is highly unlikely, Ankara fears Israeli agents could potentially target terror group’s members on the ground, tensions could overflow in Syria
By AP and ToI Staff
A screenshot of video released by the IDF on October 19, 2024, shows Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's wife, Samar Muhammad Abu Zamar, holding a handbag, escaping into a tunnel with him and their children on the night before the Gaza-ruling terror group's October 7, 2023, onslaught against Israel. (Screen capture; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 23, 2025, 4:06 pm
Yahya Sinwar’s widow fled Gaza using fake passport to Turkey and remarried — report
Gazan source claims Samar Muhammad Abu Zamar paid thousands to exit through Rafah crossing, then moved to Turkey with her children and started a new life
By ToI Staff
FILE: Protesters chant slogans as they wave Hamas, Turkish and Palestinian flags outside the residence of the Israeli ambassador in Ankara, on May 14, 2018, during a demonstration against the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem. (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)
April 19, 2025, 10:46 pm
Turkey’s spy chief meets with Hamas leaders for talks on Gaza aid delivery
Turkish state media says Ibrahim Kalin and delegation from terror group also discussed efforts to reach permanent ceasefire in Strip
By AFP and ToI Staff
Demonstrators hold a banner and Palestinian and Turkish flags as they attend a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally at the Galata Bridge in Istanbul on January 1, 2025, amid the continuing war between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (Yasin Akgul / AFP)
February 4, 2025, 4:16 pm
15 Palestinian prisoners freed under hostage-ceasefire deal arrive in Turkey
Egypt, which agreed to serve as landing spot for murder convicts released in agreement, says Ankara issued visas at Cairo embassy; Qatar, Algeria said planning to absorb others
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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 slain 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
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