Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu received on Monday, Khaled Mashaal, the head of the politburo of the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas currently visiting Ankara.

Turkish media reports said the two-and-a-half hour meeting, tackled issues of mutual concern.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Mashaal in Istanbul on Saturday, according to presidential sources that spoke to the Turkish media.

During the meeting the Hamas official, who is based in Qatar, informed Erdogan of “recent developments in the Middle East,” media reports said.

Source: MENA