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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.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE, TOBIAS SIEGAL
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'

Erdogan’s harsh rhetoric is considered to be part of his ongoing narrative attempting to position Turkey as a staunch defender of Palestinian rights.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
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

Turkey has stopped issuing Eur-Med certificates that enable Israel to import Turkish goods via Europe.

|ByDEAN SHMUEL ELMAS/GLOBES/TNS
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

Barack plays a key role as US ambassador to Turkey, Special Envoy to Syria, and one of the key figures in American policy in the Levant, while also keeping constant dialogues with Gulf state actors.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

New collaborations between Tel Aviv University and leading Turkish universities

The joint research of Turkey and Israel will address a vast range of issues, including climate, entrepreneurship, and archaeology, as well as the situation in the Middle East.

MAY 1, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
TAU administration at meeting in Istanbul with Turkish counterparts.

Turkey's foreign minister to visit Israel next month

The meeting comes amid increasing violence in Jerusalem and after Isaac Herzog's meeting with Erdogan in March.

APRIL 20, 2022ByREUTERS
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint news conference with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani, in Manama, Bahrain, January 31, 2022.

Despite talk of reconciliation, Turkish state media is anti-Israel - analysis

To understand Turkish media’s agenda against Israel is to understand that Ankara’s ruling party merely puts out feelers regarding “reconciliation” in Israeli media.

APRIL 19, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog shake hands during a joint news conference in Ankara, Turkey March 9, 2022.

Israel should not fear Turkish in recognizing Armenian genocide - opinion

Many countries have been scared to recognize the Armenian genocide because of Turkey's possible reaction.

APRIL 5, 2022ByISRAEL WLEO GIOSUÈ CHARNY
MEMBERS OF the Armenian diaspora rally in front of the Turkish Embassy in Washington last year, after US President Joe Biden recognized that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide.

Turkish energy minister aims for Israel visit to talk gas pipeline

Energy Minister Karin Elharrar and Turkish counterpart Fatih Dönmez spoke at the sidelines of the International Energy Agency’s conference in Paris

MARCH 24, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez

Israel-Turkey reappearing ties could limit Russian influence

Erdogan hosts Herzog as both countries grapple with the Ukraine war.

MARCH 14, 2022ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
The flags of Turkey and Israel are flown as President Isaac Herzog makes a state visit to Turkey, March 9, 2022.

As Israel-Turkey relations shift, attention turns to Russia and Ukraine - opinion

Isreal and Turkey have both been involved in mediation efforts in the Russian-Ukrianian war.

MARCH 12, 2022ByNIMROD GOREN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, shake hands at a joint news conference in Ankara on Wednesday.

Herzog: We don’t have illusions about Erdogan - we’re thinking about the future

“We chose the path of giving [him] a chance, and I support that very much,” the president said.

MARCH 10, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
President Isaac Herzog met with Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara March 9, 2022.

Herzog to visit Turkey this week

Herzog will be the first Israeli leader to visit Turkey since 2008 and the first president since 2003.

MARCH 5, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV, GREER FAY CASHMAN
President Herzog at the Dubai expo, 1/31/2022.

The Middle East is realigning as Israel's ties with other nations warm - opinion

Turkey's chief of staff is visiting Israel in March, and President Isaac Herzog will visit Turkey.

FEBRUARY 19, 2022By ERIC R. MANDEL
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai on Tuesday.