Erdogan's calls for Allah to "damn Zionist Israel" comes amid Israel and Turkey's foreign ministries putting out harsh statements as well as growing Israeli concerns about Ankara's role in Syria.
Ankara’s veto signals that its geopolitical priorities increasingly diverge from those of the alliance, providing NATO’s adversaries – particularly Russia and Iran – opportunities to exploit.
One of three individuals arrested claimed the statue was offered to him as a wedding gift for his son.
The planned move comes after reports that Hamas officials in Qatar were looking to relocate to Turkey.
"A terrorist attack was carried out against the TUSAS facilities in Kahramankazan, Ankara. Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people," Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media X.
Video footage showed MPs for the ruling AKP party rushing in to punch Ahmet Sik at the lectern and dozens more joining a melee, some trying to hold others back.
Thursday's meeting was the first between Erdogan and a CHP leader since 2016, when he hosted then-chief Kemal Kilicdaroglu at the presidential palace after an attempted military coup.
Hamas leaders traveled to Ankara amid a new phase of support for Hamas in the region, which could have major ramifications for the Gaza conflict.
The vote was, in essence, a choice between an authoritarian religious party and parties representing a tradition of secular nationalism.
Turkey said Wednesday that all Kurdish militant facilities in Syria and Iraq are valid targets.
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