Turkey's Erdogan receives Hamas leader Haniyeh in Istanbul

The Turkish Presidency releases images which show Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh meeting in Istanbul, where they spoke for more than two and a half hours, Turkish media reported.

Haniyeh was received at the Dolmabahçe palace with his delegation, including a key member of the Palestinian militant group, Khaled Mashal, according to photographs released by the Turkish presidency.