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Erdogan pushes back against US pressure to cut Hamas ties

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 2 Dec 2023 19:51
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The Turkish President has rejected US pressure to cut historical ties with Hamas, reminding Washington that Ankara does not consider the group a "terrorist organization".

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  • Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waits to speak in a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP )
    Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waits to speak in a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP )

Despite US pressure, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saturday, refused to cut Ankara's historical ties with Hamas in the wake of Operation al-Aqsa Flood.

Washington's "profound" alarm of Turkish-Hamas relations was relayed to Ankara by Brian Nelson, the US Department of the Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, who, in turn, admitted that no money transmission was detected between Turkey and Hamas.

However, Nelson said in the past, Turkey had facilitated Hamas' obtaining of financing and should now employ local legislation to impose restrictions on any such transfers.

In response to that, Erdogan's office released remarks reminding Washington that Ankara did not consider Hamas a "terrorist organization", saying, "First of all, Hamas is a reality of Palestine, it is a political party there and it entered the elections as a political party and won," adding, "We form our foreign policy in Ankara and design it only according to Turkey's interests and the expectations of our people."

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Moreover, Erdogan stressed, "I am sure that our interlocutors appreciate Turkey's consistent and balanced foreign policy steps in such humanitarian crises and conflicts," reaffirming that "our expectation is that these perpetrators of genocide, these butchers of Gaza who were caught red-handed -- especially Netanyahu -- will receive the just punishment."

Erdogan: Hope for peace in Gaza lost, Hamas should be in solution

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the chance for peace in Gaza has waned and is considered lost after the end of the humanitarian pause as a result of "Israel's" approach, as reported by broadcaster NTV on Saturday.

On his return from attending the COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates, Erdogan still expressed not losing hope for achieving peace in the struggle and noted that the Palestinian Resistance Hamas cannot be excluded from the potential solution.

On a separate note, he hoped his visit to Greece next week would launch a new chapter in Ankara-Athens relations, according to Turkish media on Saturday.

Additionally, he informed reporters that although there are differences of opinion on some matters between both nations, there is also a chance for improvement.

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