Erdogan ally backs Iran, spotlighting role of Hizbullah-linked movement in Turkey’s ruling bloc

Erdogan ally backs Iran, spotlighting role of Hizbullah-linked movement in Turkey’s ruling bloc

Levent Kenez/Stockholm A political party allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has openly defended Iran and repeated Tehran’s geopolitical narrative, again drawing attention to the presence of a pro-Iran actor inside Turkey’s governing alliance. The Free Cause Party, known as HÜDA-PAR, entered parliament through Erdogan’s ruling alliance and has repeatedly expressed ideological support for Iran’s leadership during the regional crisis. HÜDA-…