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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara “firmly backs” Palestinian group Hamas, AFP reports.

“No one can make us qualify Hamas as a terrorist organisation,” he said in a speech in Istanbul. “Turkey is a country that speaks openly with Hamas leaders and firmly backs them. “

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