Tag: Israel-Turkey Relations
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...
Turkey ready to resume exchange of ambassadors with Israel, says Ankara official
Turkey has made it clear to Israel that from its perspective it is ready to dispatch an ambassador to Tel Aviv once the Israeli government commits to simultaneously reciprocating the measure, a senior Turkish...
Study finds an increase in anti-Israel, anti-Semitism in Turkish school curriculum
A new study of the current Turkish school curriculum found that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made significant changes in textbooks to include an increase in anti-Semitism and the demonization of Israel.
The study, announced...
Turkey invests $10 million in Jenin construction project
Turkey has invested $10 million in a new industrial zone currently under construction in the Palestinian city of Jenin. The move is a significant step for Turkey, which normally invests in the Gaza Strip...
Turkey: Anti-Semitism was widespread in 2020
“The Holocaust story is exaggerated,” “Israel does not get enough of blood and wealth,” “Jews kidnapped Christian children and performed rituals with their blood,” “Jews has sent coronavirus to Turkey to exterminate Turks” …
Those...
The world must wake up to the megalomaniac in Ankara
Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Muslim Brotherhood is the enemy of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, Cyprus, Greece, the E.U., the Kurds (who comprise a third of the country’s...