Erdogan’s Reception for Hamas ‘Officials’ Further Dims Turkey’s Regional Reputation — and May Signal More Serpentine Moves in Syria

What was a group of Hamas delegates doing in the Turkish presidential palace?

AP/Burhan Ozbilici, file
President Erdogan at Ankara, May 13, 2024. AP/Burhan Ozbilici, file

What’s Turkish for “Year of the Snake”? The unloved reptile and the slithery behavior often ascribed to it could be a fitting metaphor for Turkey lately — starting with President Erdogan’s rolling out the welcome mat for a Hamas delegation on Wednesday. 

That he did so could be considered an affront to anyone who views Hamas as a terrorist group. Most everything in the Middle East being interlinked, it also does not augur well for the deepening Turkish footprint in Syria. 

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