Posts Tagged: Turkey Antisemitism
Turkey Halts Trade With Israel, Continuing Pro-Hamas Stance Since Outbreak of Gaza War
Turkey has ceased all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, according to the Turkish trade ministry. "Export and import transactions related to...
Israeli-Turkish Relations Nosedive Again Following Erdogan’s Threat to ‘Send Netanyahu to Allah’
Turkey's foreign ministry issued a furious condemnation of Israel on Friday as it responded to a dressing-down of Ankara's ambassador in Tel Aviv by Israeli...
Israeli Soccer Star Booted From Turkish Club for Highlighting Plight of Hamas Hostages Lands in Tel Aviv
The Israeli soccer player whose professional contract was abruptly terminated by a Turkish club after he drew attention to the plight of Israeli hostages held...
Dozens of Alleged Israeli Agents Arrested in Turkish Anti-Espionage Operation
Turkish media outlets carried lurid headlines about supposed Israeli espionage on Tuesday after Ankara's intelligence services announced a wave of arrests targeting an alleged Mossad...
‘Our Martyrs Are the Same’: Turkish Leaders Accuse Israel of Seeking Territorial Expansion Beyond Gaza
The son of Turkey's president on Friday called on fellow citizens to attend a New Year's Day march in Istanbul billed as a gesture of...
Turkish President Erdogan Calls Netanyahu ‘Worse Than Hitler’ in Angry Speech Attacking Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday delivered one of the most viscerally hostile speeches against Israel during a long career of demonizing the Jewish...
‘Jews Not Allowed’: Nazi-Style Sign at Istanbul Store Signals Rising Antisemitism in Turkey
A bookshop in Istanbul is displaying a Nazi-like sign over its entrance declaring "Jews Not Allowed" in English and Turkish alongside a crossed out Israeli...
Turkish Authorities Launch Investigation Following Nazi Salute At High School Soccer Match Involving Jewish Team
Turkey's Ministry of National Education has launched an investigation into allegations that members of a Jewish high school soccer team were confronted with Nazi salutes...
Free at Last: French-Jewish Gay Man Abused and Beaten in Turkish Jail Wins Release, Arrives Back Home
A French Jewish gay man who endured a hellish incarceration in a Turkish jail after being caught with a small amount of narcotics for personal...
‘This is a Lie’: Turkey Rejects US Condemnation of Erdogan Regime’s ‘Incendiary’ Antisemitic Outbursts
Turkish government officials on Wednesday rushed to defend the country's Islamist president from US criticism of his "incendiary" antisemitic attacks on the State of Israel. "This...
French Intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy Slams ‘Disgraceful’ Turkish Government Media for Stoking Violent Assault in Libya
The French public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy has lambasted Turkey's pro-government press for its alleged role in a violent attempt last month to derail his investigation of...
Jerusalem Is ‘Red Line’ for Muslims, Turkey’s Erdogan Declares in Eid Message Attacking Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attacked the Israeli government's plan to annex parts of the West Bank and declared that the issue of Jerusalem...
Turkish Jews Denounce Antisemitic Tabloid’s Claim That ‘Jewish Businessmen’ Manipulated Financial Markets Ahead of Failed 2016 Coup
A mass-circulation, pro-government newspaper in Turkey has been roundly condemned by the country's Jewish community after it accused "Jewish businessmen" of engaging in suspicious transactions on Turkish...
Bernard-Henri Lévy Slams Turkish President Erdogan for Pushing ‘Crudest, Worst’ Antisemitic Campaign in Wake of Kurdish Independence Vote
Leading French-Jewish intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy on Monday slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for orchestrating "the crudest, the worst" antisemitic campaign against him over his support...
