Posts Tagged: Erdogan Israel
Rethinking Israeli-Turkish Relations
This year we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Efraim Elrom, Israel’s Consul General in Istanbul, who was abducted and murdered after three days...
Israel Should Not Turn Its Back on Turkey, Despite Erdogan’s Outrages
Recent signs indicate that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been very keen to score foreign policy achievements. Ultimately, Erdogan’s efforts can be tied to...
Israel, Don’t Trust Turkey
In recent weeks, Turkey has found itself greatly isolated from the West and the Middle East. In response to that isolation, the country’s Islamist strongman,...
No Thaw in Ties Until Hamas Booted Out of Istanbul, Israel Tells Turkey: Report
i24 News – There will be no thaw in the ties between Turkey and Israel until the former closes the Istanbul office of the Hamas...
What’s Behind Erdoğan’s Sudden Warming Towards Israel?
JNS.org - Israel’s long-term adversary, Islamist Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan, came out calling for better ties with Israel in what experts say is part of...
With Turkey and Israel, Interests Talk, Sentiments Walk
JNS.org - Spring has arrived in Ankara earlier than expected. A change of tune, which has been music to Israeli ears, has emanated from the...
Erdogan and His ‘Arab Brothers’
Neither the Ottoman nor the modern Turkish language has ever been short of racist proverbs denigrating Arabs and their culture. No more, said Recep Tayyip...
Erdogan’s Neo-Ottoman Aspirations Inspire Islamists and Endanger World Peace
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's once hidden agenda of reviving a modern version of the Ottoman Empire is not so secret in light of recent...
Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Could Bring Down Erdogan and Iran
Turkey’s war with the Assad regime in Syria brings to mind the words of the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War:...
Turkey and Israel: Can Pragmatism Defeat ‘Bad Blood’?
For the first time in several years, the word “Israel” is not automatically accompanied in Turkey by bold pejoratives like “baby killer” or “terrorist state.”...
With Friends Like Turkey’s Erdogan, Trump’s America Won’t Need Enemies
With the rise of Islamic State (ISIS) in large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014, Turkey became known as a “jihadist highway” that transported...
Large Majority of Turks View US, Israel as ‘Biggest Threats,’ New Survey Shows
The great majority of Turks see the US and Israel as the main threats to their country, a new survey of foreign policy attitudes among...
Erdoğan Says Turkey Won’t Keep Silent Regarding Israel’s ‘Crimes’
JNS.org - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that he opposes anyone who supports Israel and its “state terror.” “We do not approve of...
Smarting From Criticism as World’s ‘Worst Jailer of Journalists,’ Turkish Government Tries to Shift Focus to Israel Over ‘Press Freedom’
Smarting from international criticism on World Press Freedom Day over their country's continuing status as "the worst jailer of journalists in the world," senior Turkish...
