Turkey's publicly-funded TRT network recently broadcast "Ayrilik," a series with an anti-Israeli stance, including one episode which depicts an imagined situation in the Palestinian territories where a newborn baby is intentionally killed by Israeli soldiers. Younger Turks hate Israel because of images depicted in such shows that they have been seeing for the last seven years and what they'll continue seeing.
In addition, in the last three years there have been seven Hamas conferences and fundraisers in Istanbul, organized by NGOs close to the AKP government. The meetings are held in city halls of Istanbul or convention centers under the control of the AKP city government.
The AKPs Hamas Policy: "Us vs. Them" - Turkish government media promote Hamas, depict Israel in bad light
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