EPISODE · Sep 16, 2025 · 11 MIN
Turkey wary after Israel's strike on Hamas in Qatar
from The Greek Current · host Hellenic Leaders
Israel’s recent airstrike targeting Hamas officials in Qatar seems to send a clear message that it is willing to go anywhere to eliminate Hamas. This has cast a cloud of growing concern in Turkey that it could be a target, especially considering President Erdogan’s open embrace of Hamas and his escalating rhetoric against Israel. Henri Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Cohen chair in international relations at Lehigh University, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into this story.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Turkey wary of Israeli threat following airstrike on Hamas in QatarIsrael Risks a Gaza Ceasefire in Strike on Qatar—and HamasEcumenical Patriarch discusses Halki, religious freedoms with TrumpRutte signals support for SAFE bid by Turkey
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Israel’s recent airstrike targeting Hamas officials in Qatar has cast a cloud of growing concern in Turkey that it could be a target as well, especially considering President Erdogan’s open embrace of Hamas and his escalating rhetoric against Israel. Expert Henri Barkey joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into this story.
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