Posts Tagged: Turkey
Seventh Century Synagogue Uncovered in Turkey Was Memorial to Deceased Child
A synagogue dating to the seventh century CE has been uncovered in Antalya, Turkey, providing further evidence of the Jewish community’s antiquity in the country. According...
Turkish Business Group Calls for an End to Erdogan’s Low-Rates Policy
Turkey's largest business group urged President Tayyip Erdogan's government on Saturday to abandon a monetary policy based on low rates that has prompted a crash...
Erdogan Fosters Anti-Western, Anti-Israel, and Jihadist Sentiment in Turkey
The November 1 assault on an American sailor by Turkish nationalists reflects the anti-Western sentiment prevailing in Turkey, fostered by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During a...
Turkey, UAE Sign Investment Accords Worth Billions of Dollars
Turkey and the United Arab Emirates signed accords for billions of dollars of investments on Wednesday, including in technology and energy, after talks between President...
Turkish ‘Diplomacy’ in Israel, Lebanon, and the Middle East
Just in case there were any doubts, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu demonstrated with his recent visit to Lebanon that improved relations between Middle Eastern...
Turkey Releases Israeli Couple Held for Photographing Erdogan’s Residence
Turkey released on Thursday an Israeli couple who had been arrested for photographing President Tayyip Erdogan's residence in Istanbul and suspected of spying, an allegation...
Turkey’s Interior Minister Claims Detained Israeli Couple Engaged in ‘Political and Military Espionage’
Turkey’s interior minister claimed on Tuesday that an Israeli couple detained by Turkish authorities was engaged in “political and military espionage,” a charge Israel vehemently...
Israeli Couple Detained in Turkey ‘Innocent’ of Espionage Charges, Says Bennett
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that an Israeli couple detained in Turkey on espionage charges after allegedly taking pictures of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Turkey Sentences Wife of Jailed Kurdish Politician Over Medical Report
The wife of prominent jailed Kurdish opposition figure Selahattin Demirtas has been sentenced in Turkey to 2-1/2 years in jail after being found to have...
Israeli Couple Arrested for Taking Photos of Erdogan’s Istanbul ‘Palace’: Report
Two Israelis are said to have been arrested after taking photographs of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Istanbul residence from a ferry boat. The couple, both...
Israel to Build Electronic Land Surveillance System to Monitor Cyprus ‘Green Line’
Israel has clinched an agreement to build an electronic land surveillance and information system for Cyprus’s defense establishment along the United Nation’s Buffer Zone, also...
After Corruption Accusations, Divisions Strike the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has bragged for decades about the unity of its members, and its ability to withstand all external pressures. But the latest split...
For Turkey and Iran, Soft Power Is More Difficult Than Hard Power
The times, they are a changin’. Iranian leaders may not be Bob Dylan fans, but his words are likely to resonate, as the mullahs contemplate...
15 Mossad Agents Arrested in Turkey: Report
i24 News - Turkey arrested a group of 15 people last month who spied for the Israeli Mossad, Turkish media reported on Thursday. According to Turkey,...
