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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife, Emine, at a rally in Istanbul in support of Palestinians, Oct. 28, 2023. Source: Facebook/Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Turkey arrests 33 accused of spying for Mossad

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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...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife, Emine, at a rally in Istanbul in support of the Palestinians, Oct. 28, 2023. Source: Facebook/Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Erdoğan proclaims Netanyahu is ‘no different’ than Hitler

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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...
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Hamas officials quit Qatar, shut down cellphones

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Several Hamas leaders recently left Qatar together with their entourages, cutting off communications including cellphones. The leaders left for Algeria, Lebanon, Iran and other countries, according to sources cited by Kan News’s Arabic channel. Among Hamas leaders...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife, Emine, at a rally in Istanbul in support of the Palestinians, Oct. 28, 2023. Source: Facebook/Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Jewish leaders who embraced Erdoğan should resign

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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...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife, Emine, at a rally in Istanbul in support of the Palestinians, Oct. 28, 2023. Source: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan/Facebook.

Erdoğan: Israel a ‘terrorist state,’ Hamas ‘resistance fighters’

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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...
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Three Israelis held in Turkish prison on harassment charges

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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...
The flag of Turkey. Credit: Markus Pfaff/Shutterstock.

Erdoğan re-election as president would be boon to Islamists, say Turkish policy experts

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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...
An aerial view of eastern Jerusalem, Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Turkish aid agency up to its old tricks in Jerusalem

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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...
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Twitter.

Turkish voters prefer Erdoğan’s faults

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It turns out the reports on the impending end of the Erdoğan era were greatly exaggerated. Those who were hoping for a crushing defeat of the Turkish president in last week’s election had their...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Twitter/Turkish Presidency.

Turkey’s 2023 elections: The beginning of the post-Erdoğan era?

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General and presidential elections will be held in Turkey on May 14. The elections were brought forward by a month to avoid the pilgrimage to Mecca (the hajj), university entrance exams and the start of...