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The “Struma” passenger streamer with 769 Jewish refugees on board. Credit: IDF Archives.

Turkey: How nearly 800 Jewish refugees perished during the Holocaust

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Feb. 24 marked the 79th anniversary of a Holocaust-era tragedy in which nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Axis-allied Romania lost their lives in the Black Sea. Their ship, the Struma, exploded in 1942 following an...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.

Study finds an increase in anti-Israel, anti-Semitism in Turkish school curriculum

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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...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons.

Turkey invests $10 million in Jenin construction project

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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...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Turkey: Anti-Semitism was widespread in 2020

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“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...
Hamas supporters attend a rally prior to the Student Council elections at Birzeit University, on the outskirts of Ramallah on May 6, 2014. Photo by Issam Rimawi/Flash90.

IDF, Shin Bet bust Hamas funding network at Birzeit University

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Five students at Birzeit University near Ramallah have been arrested for their role in a Hamas money transfer scheme in a joint operation of the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security agency operation,...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.

Will Turkish President Erdoğan send troops to Azerbaijan?

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The latest round of fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region continues to send ricochets across the Middle East. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday submitted a motion to parliament—a week after Russian President Vladimir...
Protesters in Turkey demonstrate against the Trump administration's “Peace to Prosperity” conference and Mideast peace plan in Bahrain, July 2019. Credit: TRT Arabic, Turkey.

Arabs states draw closer to Israel to counter non-Arab powers Turkey and Iran

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The decision by three Arab states to make peace with Israel can be credited both to efforts by the Trump administration and the recognition by these Sunni states that their security would improve against...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.

‘Turkey stands and will continue to stand with our dear friend and brother, Azerbaijan’

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a recent speech that Turkey stands with “brotherly country” Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia and expressed his hope that the fighting would continue until Nagorno-Karabagh was “liberated.” In an...
Israeli-British journalist Jonathan Spyer speaking at the India Foundation think tank on Sept. 21, 2017. Credit: Wikipedia.

US rescinds entry ban of Israeli-British journalist

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The United States has lifted the entry ban it had placed on Jonathan Spyer, announced the Israeli-British journalist on social media. “Expiration Date: 2030. Thanks and love to all those who helped,” in a Facebook post featuring...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.

Editor-in-chief of Turkish AKP mouthpiece: ‘Turkey is a global power—now it’s time for Azerbaijan...

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In his Oct. 2 column titled “Turkey Is A Global Power. Now It’s Time For Azerbaijan To Rise. Iran Backing Armenia! What’s Tehran Afraid Of?” in Turkey’s AKP mouthpiece Yeni Şafak daily, the paper’s editor-in-chief İbrahim...