The election of Hamas’ Gaza Strip leader Yahya Sinwar as new political chief for the armed group took regional and international capitals by surprise, including Turkey. Initial Turkish reaction is that, unlike the other candidates, Sinwar is a hard-liner and too close to Iran, and that might complicate Ankara’s attempts to foster intra-Palestinian unity and its support for Hamas.

Following Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination on Jul. 31 in a suspected Israeli attack in Tehran, speculation mounted as to who might replace him. Ankara seems to........

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