Tag: Israel-Turkey Relations
FM Katz slams Erdogan for attacks on Israel after electoral defeat
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Sunday claimed that the historic defeat of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party earlier in the day was due to his hostility to the Jewish state.
In...
Turkey arrests 33 accused of spying for Mossad
Turkish authorities arrested 33 persons on suspicion of conducting espionage activities on behalf of Israel, local media reported on Tuesday.
The arrest operation took place over eight provinces.
The Chief Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul issued arrest...
Erdoğan proclaims Netanyahu is ‘no different’ than Hitler
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "no different" than Adolf Hitler due to Israel's prosecution of the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
"We watched Israel's...
Popular Israeli coffee ditches the Turks
Farewell, Turkish coffee.
A leading Israeli food and beverage company is temporarily removing the words "Turkish Coffee" from the packaging of its popular ground coffee.
The decision by the Strauss Group to break with its 60-year...
Jewish leaders who embraced Erdoğan should resign
Less than a month before Hamas launched the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Israeli customs authorities discovered 16 tons of explosive material hidden in a shipment of construction supplies. Its origin was...
Erdoğan: Israel a ‘terrorist state,’ Hamas ‘resistance fighters’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday called Israel a "terrorist state" and described Hamas terrorists as "resistance fighters."
Erdoğan claimed that Israel was attempting to eradicate all of the Gaza Strip and threatened to take steps...
Three Israelis held in Turkish prison on harassment charges
Three Israeli men have been held in a remote Turkish prison for over a week after a flight attendant accused them of sexual harassment, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday.
According to the family of one...
Erdoğan re-election as president would be boon to Islamists, say Turkish policy experts
Following a record-high turnout in last week’s Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing a runoff—his biggest political challenge since assuming office in 2014.
Michael Doran, senior fellow and director...
Turkish aid agency up to its old tricks in Jerusalem
The Israel-Turkey diplomatic thaw is paving the way for the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) to resume its efforts to undermine Israeli sovereignty in eastern Jerusalem and boost Turkish influence in the city.
TIKA...
What does Turkey’s election mean for Israel?
Turkey’s High Election Board (YSK) declared on Monday that the country would be heading to a runoff election in late May, after incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to secure over 50% of the...