Turkey’s Deepening Embrace of Islamist Networks Signals a Strategic Crisis for NATO
Turkey’s Long History of Backing the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Turkey’s alignment with the Muslim Brotherhood , Hamas, and even jihadist factions such as ISIS is not a new phenomenon — it is the culmination of years of ideological drift under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. What once was a NATO member firmly within the Western strategic orbit has steadily transformed into a state offering political shelter, logistical space, and diplomatic access to Islamist groups long identified as destabilizing forces across the Middle East. The Algemeiner report detailing Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalın’s repeated meetings with senior Hamas negotiators illustrates a clear continuation of this ideological partnership. Ankara’s Meetings With Hamas Reveal Intent, Not Diplomacy This month alone, Ankara hosted Hamas delegations twice — first in Istanbul, then in Ankara — and neither meeting addressed disarmament, the core requirement of the U.S.-backed ceasefire framework. The conspicu...
