The head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on winning a second term.

Haniyeh praised the civilized position of the Turkish people, and we look forward to new years in supporting our cause and our sanctity.

In a statement, Hamas congratulated Erdogan on his victory in the elections.

Hamas wished Erdogan to lead Turkey in the present and the future towards further progress, stability and prosperity, offering congratulations to the Turkish people with all its components on this democratic wedding, which reflected a unique civilized image of the brotherly Turkish people and the Turkish Republic. As she said in her statement.

She added, "We look forward to this historic victory for President Erdogan as a new starting point for Turkey towards strengthening its Arab and Islamic relations and its regional and international standing, and supporting the oppressed and just causes around the world, foremost of which is the Palestinian cause and the right of the Palestinian people to freedom and self-determination and the establishment of their independent Palestinian state on its national soil and its capital." Jerusalem, and strengthening relations of friendship and brotherhood between the Turkish and Palestinian peoples.