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'Turkey is the new Iran': The growing threat Erdogan poses to Israel - analysis

Middle East expert Yoni Ben Menachem warns that behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements lies a structured plan to build a new Sunni axis that could replace Iran’s regional role.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, March 9, 2026.

Erdogan intensifies rhetoric against Israel, MK calls him a “megalomaniacal dictator”

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 30, 2025.

Turkey tightens trade embargo against Israel

US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack attends a press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, in Damascus, Syria September 16, 2025.

How US Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack plays key role in creating a new Syria, Levant region - analysis


Erdogan says Biden, US complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes

In an interview with Newsweek during the NATO summit in Washington, Erdogan said Israel's "brutal murder" of civilians, and its strikes on hospitals, aid centers and elsewhere constituted war crimes.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018.

El Al plane flies to Rhodes after emergency landing in Turkey sees local workers refuse to refuel

The plane landed in Turkey following an emergency situation on-board, though the plane encountered issues with re-fuelling with Turkish authorities.

 An El Al plane in Ben-Gurion Airport.

Israeli construction to suffer under Turkey's economic sanctions

Turkey's Trade Ministry to restrict exports of a wide range of products to Israel, especially those used for construction, until a ceasefire is declared in Gaza.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks to announce Murat Kurum as his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) candidate in Istanbul's mayoral election in March, in Istanbul, Turkey January 7, 2024.

Turkey imposes export restrictions on Israel over Gaza as tensions rise

"This decision will remain in place until Israel, under its obligations emanating from international law, urgently declares a ceasefire in Gaza and allows the unhindered flow of... aid," Turkey said.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan leaves a news conference during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, last year.

Aluminum diplomacy: Israel turning from Turkey to Bosnia for trade imports?

Israeli CEO of Bosnian company Aluminij reveals increased exports to Israel amid Israel-Hamas war.

 Aluminij Headquarters

An unholy pact: The Hamas-affiliated Turkish organization collaborating with Ra’am

Ra’am had promoted fund-raising for the Khayr Ommah Foundation at least three times in the past, and its leaders have close ties with figures at Khayr Ommah.

 MK Mansour Abbas during a discussion on the Electricity Law connecting to Arab and Bedouin towns, during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 5, 2022.

Israel is weaponizing archaeology 'to propagate Israeli myth,' Turkish site claims

The TRT World article posits that Israel's leaders have engaged in a systematic effort to erase and rewrite history, employing archaeology as a "key tactic serving Israel's occupation agenda."

 Aerial view showing stone-covered plaza scheduled for future excavation to access the passageway with the corbelled vault, Tel Shimron.

Turkey arrests seven accused of selling information to Israel's Mossad

Turkey has previously warned Israel of "serious consequences" if it tries to hunt down members of Hamas living outside Palestinian territories, including in Turkey.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul, Turkey October 28, 2023.

Letters to the Editor, January 17, 2024: The local leaders

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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No more Mr. Nice Guy following Turkey's actions - editorial

While Israel had been seeing some semblance of a growing relationship with Turkey, there is no going back from their response following October 7.

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters following his victory in the second round of the presidential election at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey May 29, 2023.