Erdogan’s Reception for Hamas ‘Officials’ Further Dims Turkey’s Regional Reputation — and May Signal More Serpentine Moves in Syria
What was a group of Hamas delegates doing in the Turkish presidential palace?

What’s Turkish for “Year of the Snake”? The unloved reptile and the slithery behavior often ascribed to it could be a fitting metaphor for Turkey lately — starting with President Erdogan’s rolling out the welcome mat for a Hamas delegation on Wednesday.
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