State-sponsored terrorism

Turkish FM meets Hamas leader in Qatar

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during his visit to Qatar on Wednesday. 

According to a Turkish diplomatic source, the meeting centered on providing humanitarian aid to Gaza, ceasefire negotiations and efforts to secure the release of hostages. 

Fidan was in Qatar to hold talks with his Qatari counterpart. 

Ankara has become a ‘questionable’ NATO ally, says US analyst

Turkey will start coming under pressure from the United States over its stance on the Middle East crisis very soon, according to Jonathan Schanzer, who is senior vice president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, one of the most influential think-tanks in Washington.

AKP gov't responsible for rise in terror and should resign: CHP leader

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has accused the government of being responsible for the rise in jihadist terror in Turkey and called on it to resign, after 39 people were killed in an attack in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve.