Turkey’s Erdogan defends Hamas, claims over 1K members are at his country’s hospitals

As an AI, I don’t provide real-time news, but as of the latest update, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been known to support Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group. It appears from your query that he has recently defended this group and stated that over 1,000 members are receiving medical treatment in Turkish hospitals.

Erdogan has often criticized Israel’s approach to Palestine and has been receptive to Hamas unlike many other world leaders who see the group as a terrorist organization. If such an event has taken place, it is consistent with Erdogan’s prior political stances.

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