Sunday votes in Turkey resulted in the most significant blow to President Tayyip Erdogan and his party, reinforcing Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as his main political rival.
Turkey's nationwide local elections are on Sunday. The top prize, Istanbul, is seen as a bellwether for the opposition’s chances of taking power away from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in four years.
Erdogan is ramping up his pro-Hamas rhetoric ahead of Turkey’s local elections on March 31, according to M. Hakan Yavuz, a professor of political science at the University of Utah.
Speaking at a fast-breaking dinner during Ramadan with foreign ambassadors in Ankara, Erdogan criticized Western countries for backing Israel
Erdogan, modern Turkey's most successful politician, has led the country for more than two decades.
In recent months, Turkey has claimed multiple arrests of "Mossad personnel," who, among other things, was "recruited to spy on Palestinians living in the country."
Erdogan and Abbas will discuss recent developments in Gaza as well as the situation in the West Bank, the diplomatic source said.
Sisi greeted Erdogan as he emerged from his plane in Cairo with his wife, and they conversed as they walked along a red carpet amid fanfare, live television footage showed.
Approximately three weeks prior, the Turkish government had removed Israel from its list of export destination countries effectively withdrawing support for businesses engaged in trade with Israel.
With candles in hand and tears in their eyes, more than 10,000 mourners convened in public squares, reflecting on the tragedy that claimed over 50,000 lives in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria.
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