(Files) This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish Presidency Press Office on April 20, 2024, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shaking hands with Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian movement Hamas. (Photo by Handout / Turkish Presidential Press Service / AFP)
Istanbul: Turkiye on Wednesday condemned the "shameful assassination" of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh -- an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement.
"We condemn the assassination of the leader of Hamas's political office, Ismail Haniyeh, in a shameful assassination in Tehran," the ministry said, adding that "this attack also aims to spread the Gaza war to a regional dimension".
