Tag: Israel-Turkey Relations
Turkish leader woos a skeptical Israel burned by experience
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is wooing Israel, but Israeli leaders note they’ve seen this movie before. Some argue that the Turkish leader’s overtures to Israel and the West are a temporary expedient to...
Erdoğan announces Israeli President Herzog slated to visit Turkey
In an interview with NTV on Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Israeli President Isaac Herzog would visit at the beginning of February.
“With this visit, a new era can begin in the Israeli and...
Under economic and geopolitical pressure, Erdoğan attempts to make nice with Israel
In a virtual discussion held by the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET), Turkish scholar and former politician Aykan Erdemir said Jews should be wary of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s outreach efforts towards...
Hamas headquarters in Istanbul ‘directed hundreds of terror attacks’
Hamas’s headquarters in Istanbul has directed hundreds of terrorist attacks against Israelis and laundered millions of dollars, a recent report by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs has said.
The report noted that “a decade has passed...
Lapid to Turkey: Shut down Hamas offices on your soil
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday evening responded to the recent discovery of a Hamas terrorist network in Judea and Samaria and in eastern Jerusalem by delivering a message to Turkey.
“Hamas’s offices in Istanbul need...
Bennett thanks Erdoğan for help in releasing imprisoned Israeli couple
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday, thanking him for his help in releasing an Israeli couple being held in the country for eight days on suspicion...
Israeli couple jailed in Turkey on suspicion of espionage return to Israel
The Israeli couple detained in Turkey last week on suspicion of espionage touched down in Israel early Thursday morning, after being freed from jail in Istanbul. The couple, Natalie and Mordy Oknin, returned to...
Bennett: Israel ‘doing everything’ to secure release of couple arrested in Turkey
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that everything possible was being done to secure the release of the Israeli couple arrested in Turkey on Friday, who face charges of political and military...
Report: Turkey arrests 15 on suspicion of spying for Israel
Turkish media outlets on Thursday reported that 15 individuals had been arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel, following a large-scale operation by local security forces. According to local reports, 200 members of the...
Israeli and Turkish presidents talk amid tense relations
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke on Monday with Turkey’s president amid a time of tense relations between the two countries.
“I spoke a few hours ago with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, who called to...