Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called Hamas a “terrorist organization” and said Turkey was “deeply saddened” by the massacre of Israeli civilians by the group's gunmen on Oct. 7 in an interview on the American CNN network, notes the “Times of Israel”. “Any organized structure that carries out terrorist acts and kills people en masse is considered a terrorist organization by us,” Mr. Imamoglou said specifically. In addition, he said that similar crimes are happening against Palestinians and called on Israel to end the war against Hamas. Imamoglu's victory in March's municipal elections marked the worst defeat for Erdogan and his AKP Party (AKP) in their more than two decades in power and could signal a shift in the country's divided political landscape. The Turkish government under Erdogan openly supports Hamas, denounces Israel for its attack on the Gaza Strip and has called for […]
Source: News Beast
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