Watan-The Turkish Presidency broadcasted today, Saturday, images documenting the meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the head of the political bureau of Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, in Istanbul.
According to the statement from the Presidency, Erdoğan met Haniyeh and the Hamas delegation at the Presidential Office in Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul.
Erdoğan receives Hamas delegation led by Haniyeh
According to Turkish media, President Erdoğan discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip with Ismail Haniyeh and the Hamas delegation during their reception in Istanbul on Saturday.
The Turkish President emphasized the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire as a means to “stop Israeli injustice in Gaza,” calling for the continuous and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
رئيس الجمهورية السيد رجب طيب أردوغان يلتقي رئيس المكتب السياسي لحركة حماس إسماعيل هنية، في مكتب رئاسة الجمهورية بقصر دولمه بهجه في إسطنبول. pic.twitter.com/lPRFSHbHLE
— الرئاسة التركية (@tcbestepe_ar) April 20, 2024
The Israeli attacks on Palestinian territories, especially Gaza, and the necessity of allowing sufficient and continuous access to humanitarian aid to Gaza were also discussed.
Erdoğan affirmed Turkey’s continued diplomatic efforts to draw international attention to the brutality faced by Palestinians.
أردوغان يستقبل وفدا من حركة “حماس” برئاسة إسماعيل هنية في إسطنبول#حرب_غزة pic.twitter.com/1O5pmfmUDA
— قناة الجزيرة (@AJArabic) April 20, 2024
It is worth mentioning that this marks the first official announced meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the head of the political bureau of Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh.
صور من قمة غزة، المنعقدة في قصر “دولمابهتشة”، باسطنبول، برئاسة أردوغان، ومشاركة وزير الخارجية هاكان فيدان ورئيس جهاز المخابرات العامة إبراهيم قالين، مع رئيس المكتب السياسي لحركة حماس إسماعيل هنية والوفد المرافق له. pic.twitter.com/tg1n7LIsfD
— الرادع التركي 🇹🇷 (@RD_turk) April 20, 2024
Turkish media published images from the Gaza Summit held at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, chaired by Erdoğan, with the participation of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Chief of the General Intelligence Directorate İbrahim Kalın, along with the head of the political bureau of Hamas movement Ismail Haniyeh and his accompanying delegation.