Political symbolism: Turkey hosts Hamas leaders as if Hamas is a state
Hamas leaders traveled to Ankara amid a new phase of support for Hamas in the region, which could have major ramifications for the Gaza conflict.
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2024.(photo credit: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS)Updated: 
