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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.

Turkey’s bid to return to Ottoman-era glory endangers Israel and the region

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has high ambitions. He wants to take his country back to what he perceives as the glory days of the Ottoman Empire, but the leader, who has been described...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosts Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug. 22, 2020. Source: Twitter.

Erdoğan: ‘No power can stand in Turkey’s way’

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a speech last month that no country could stand in Turkey’s way in the eastern Mediterranean, where it is currently involved in a dispute over energy resources. In...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosts Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug. 22, 2020. Credit: Twitter @rafsanchez.

Israel calls out Turkey for giving Hamas members passports

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Israel’s charge d’affaires in Turkey, Roey Gilad, on Wednesday confirmed reports that Turkey is granting passports to members of the Hamas terrorist organization. “Some are in the process, some already got , but we are...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Erdoğan: Turkey ‘will not compromise’ over its claims in Mediterranean

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey would not back down regarding its claims to energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. “We will not compromise over what belongs to us. …...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosts Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug. 22, 2020. Credit: Twitter @rafsanchez.

Old terrorists do not die, they just move to Turkey

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Condemnation of Israel and Jews from terrorists and their supporters is not new, it just comes from different directions. One case in point is Sami Al-Arian, who was deported from the United States following a...
Turkey's Oruç Reis research vessel. Source: ekathimerini.com.

Germany tries to calm rising Greece-Turkey tensions in eastern Mediterranean

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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visited Greece and is also scheduled to visit Turkey on Tuesday in an effort to calm rising tensions between the two countries over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean,...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Kremlin.ru.

Trump administration slams Erdoğan for meeting with Hamas leadership

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The Trump administration slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday for meeting with Hamas leadership on Saturday. “The United States strongly objects to Turkish President Erdoğan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug....
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosts Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug. 22, 2020. Credit: Twitter @rafsanchez.

Erdoğan hosts Hamas leaders, including ‘designated terrorist’ with $5 million bounty

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted a large delegation of Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Saturday. According to NBC News correspondent Raf Sanchez, who posted a photo of the meeting on Twitter, the delegation included Hamas deputy leader Saleh...
Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami (left) and Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, on Aug. 22, 2017. Photo: Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran, Turkey take aim at UAE over normalization agreement with Israel

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The chief of Iran’s armed forces, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, said on Sunday that his country’s approach to the United Arab Emirates would shift because of the UAE’s normalization agreement with Israel. “Definitely, the Iranian...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel says it backs Greece in standoff with Turkey in Mediterranean

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that only “dialogue and negotiation” can solve its dispute with Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. “The path to a solution in the eastern...