Turkey continues to tolerate Hamas' operations against Israel
Hamas established a headquarters in Istanbul in 2012, directing hundreds of terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank and laundering millions of dollars.
Investigative Project on Terrorism 02.12.2022
Turkey's ties to Hamas terrorists have been extensively documented. Hamas continues to use Turkey as a major financial hub to avoid international sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union.
On Nov. 8, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey rejected an Israeli request to deport Hamas leaders.
"We didn't satisfy any [Israeli] request on Hamas, because we don't perceive Hamas as a terror group," Çavuşoğlu said.
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