MojNews- Turkey&#۳۹;s President hosted the Hamas political chief in Istanbul on Saturday.The closed-door meeting began between Turkey&#۳۹;s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hamas&#۳۹;s Ismail Haniyeh at the Vahdettin Pavilion.

Erdogan had held a phone call with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas , on Friday, when he reiterated Ankara&#۳۹;s support for Palestine in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump ’s so-called peace plan for the Middle East.

The two leaders had also discussed the latest developments and issues in the region.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced last Tuesday his so-called plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , with no Palestinian officials present at the event held at the White House.