Posts Tagged: Turkey Israel Relations
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Relations With Israel Can Be Repaired
JNS.org - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told an Israeli radio station that he believes it is possible to repair frayed relations between Turkey and Israel. Erdogan...
Turkey Condemns Israel for ‘Disproportionate’ Use of Force Against Palestinians
Turkey has “strongly condemned” Israel for use of disproportionate force against Palestinians, calling for an urgent end to “its provocative and arbitrary practices.” Ankara has been...
Turkey Helps Return Israeli Who Planned to Join Islamic State
JNS.org - Turkey has helped return a young Israeli man who planned to join the Islamic State terrorist group to Israel, despite the strained Israeli-Turkish relationship. The...
Turkish Military Forces Seize Mysterious ‘UFO’ After it’s Revealed to be Israeli Balloon
A mysterious floating device, first thought to be a UFO, which was spotted by locals in the central Turkish province of Malatya turned out to an Israeli balloon,...
Turkey Confirms Negotiations on Reconciliation With Israel
JNS.org - Turkey on Wednesday confirmed that it is negotiating a reconciliation deal with Israel that would reboot the former allies’ relationship, which has deteriorated since the May 2010 Gaza...
Will Erdogan’s Election Setback Mean Improved Relations With Israel?
JNS.org - A political upheaval is seemingly underway in Turkey, as the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan experienced a significant setback in the country’s June...
Poll: Turks Believe Israel, US Biggest Threats to Their Country
A recent survey conducted in Turkey revealed that citizens believe Israel and the U.S. pose the biggest threats to their country, Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported...
Turkish FM Pulls Out of Munich Security Conference Over Israeli Attendance
Jerusalem Post - Turkey is declining to attend an upcoming security conference in Munich due to the expected participation of Israeli officials, Ankara's foreign minister...
Turkish PM Backs Palestinian Claim That Israel Reduces Jerusalem’s ‘Islamic Character’
JNS.org - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday that Turkey supports the Palestinians' "common stance" that Israel is trying to "reduce the Islamic...
Israel’s Emerging Muslim-Majority Ally
Beginning in the early 1990s, Turkey became the one Muslim-majority country that maintained a robust strategic relationship with Israel. The two countries developed strong trade...
Israeli Defense Minister Ya’alon Says Hamas Has Command Center in Turkey
JNS.org - In a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon criticized Turkey for...
Jewish New Year in Review: 5774
JNS.org - As Rosh Hashanah approaches and the Jewish calendar turns to 5775, JNS.org takes a look at the biggest Jewish news stories from the...
Israel’s Defense Minister Ya’alon Rips Turkey for Aiding Terrorism
I24 News - Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon lashed out at Turkey on Monday for supporting terrorism. Speaking at a conference about the international effort required...
Istanbul Store Bans Entry to ‘Jew Dogs’
A shop in downtown Istanbul, Turkey, posted a sign on its window front announcing that "Jew dogs" are banned from entering, local Jewish newspaper Salom...
