Turkey hosted Hamas leader amid growing criticism over inaction in Gaza

This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish Presidency Press Office on April 20, 2024, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shaking hands with Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, at the Dolmabahce Presidential working office in Istanbul.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and his delegation last weekend in Istanbul amid growing criticism in Turkey of his government's stance on the Israel-Hamas war.