Peloni: America has two important allies in the Middle East capable of projecting power beyond their borders. One is Israel, who has repeatedly demonstrated itself to be the Ideal Ally for America that it is, while the other is Turkey, which has demonstrated itself to be something far less ideal than an ally. Washington would be wise to recognize this fact and respond to it with something more deserving than praise.
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Turkey has an extensive history of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoot Hamas, and far beyond. Turkey has collaborated with the worst jihadists, including ISIS. It is a particularly dangerous country, so much that it can be reasonably concluded that NATO would be reckless to continue to include it as a member. It should have long ago been ejected as a NATO member.
Algemeiner gave an update on Turkey’s most recent activity in promoting Hamas:
This week, Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kal?n met in Ankara with Khalil Al-Khaya, a senior Hamas negotiator, and the terrorist group’s political bureau delegation to discuss prospects for advancing the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire — marking the second such meeting in under two weeks.
Last week, Kal?n also met with senior Hamas leaders in Istanbul, underscoring Turkey’s ongoing diplomatic engagement with the Islamist group.
Notably absent from both meetings’ public summaries was any mention of Hamas’s disarmament — a key condition of the US-backed peace plan, which the terrorist group continues to reject, further complicating ceasefire efforts.
“Turkey’s NATO role under scrutiny amid new report on Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood ties,” by Efrat Lachter, Fox News, April 1, 2026:
A new report is raising concerns about Turkey’s role in the Middle East, arguing that under President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, the country has moved away from its traditional Western alignment and toward deeper engagement with Islamist movements, including the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies report, led by senior fellow Sinan Ciddi and titled “Islamist Domination of Turkey: A Forward Base for Muslim Brotherhood-Aligned Jihadism,” argues that Turkey has ties to Hamas — the U.S.-designated terrorist group responsible for the Oct. 7 massacre — as well as to the Muslim Brotherhood — an Islamist movement whose affiliates have recently been designated as terrorist organizations by the United States — placing Turkey’s policies under renewed scrutiny as it prepares to host a NATO summit.
Ciddi told Fox News Digital the shift reflects a broader transformation in how Turkey defines threats.
“What we have is Turkey has completely rewritten the rules of how you interpret what a jihadist terrorist entity may be,” Ciddi said. “Erdo?an has reinvented what is interpreted as a terrorist entity … groups such as Hamas or al-Nusra fall into line with his pan-Islamist view of the world.”..
…A central focus of the report is Turkey’s relationship with Hamas, which the United States designates as a terrorist organization, and yet Hamas expanded its presence in Turkey after 2011, establishing offices and networks inside the country…,
Turkey should never have been allowed to join NATO. Their alliances always been with Islam.
Who here recalls the picture of sheer ecstasy on Obama’s face as Erdogan gently stroked it.
If ever there was proof that Obama played for the other teams – that was it.