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Hamas Shifts Its Center of Gravity to Turkey
(Asharq Al Awsat-UK) Hamas has shifted much of its organizational center of gravity toward Turkey in recent months, after years in which it kept its operations there at a distance and reduced its presence. In May, Hamas chose Turkey as the venue for internal elections to select the head of its political bureau. Sources said the vast majority of Hamas leaders have recently been based in Turkey and have stayed there for extended periods, including leaders whose families live in Qatar. One source said Turkey was now a safer destination for Hamas after an Israeli attack on its leaders in Doha, Qatar.