Meshaal je u utorak nenajavljeno sletio u Istanbul, nedugo nakon što je palestinski lider i vođa političke stranke Fataha, Mahmud Abbas, istog popodneva započeo svoju četverodnevnu posjetu Turskoj.
Meshaal landed in Istanbul unannounced on Tuesday, shortly after Palestinian leader and head of the Fatah political party, Mahmud Abbas, began a four-day visit to Turkey the same afternoon.