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Turkey may view Israel as its regional rival after strikes in Syria - analysis

This shift is not lost on Jerusalem. Increasingly voices in Israel and supporters abroad are depicting Turkey as an emerging threat, one similar to Iran.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds a press conference during NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8. Relations between Israel and Turkey have repeatedly deteriorated and recovered, but their competing interests in post-Assad Syria have introduced a new source of strategic friction.
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca last Friday.

Flexible and shifting alliances in the region instead of blocs - opinion

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, published July 15, 2026.

Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill his son, US launches new sanctions program against Islamic regime

Palestinians live among buildings destroyed during the recent war in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 31, 2026.

Israel strikes in Gaza's Khan Yunis, IDF kills terrorist who attempted to steal weapon in West Bank


Israel targeted Syria airbase over planned Turkish troop, radar presence, source confirms to 'Post'

The IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur military airfield after troops received intelligence that Turkey sought to place a radar with Turkish troops at the Syrian base.

Abu al-Duhur base is seen following reported Israeli strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026

Israel must stop Erdogan’s military expansion before Turkey reaches its borders - opinion

Unless Israel draws concrete red lines in Syria and the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish army and navy will further encroach upon Israel’s northern and maritime borders. 

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025

Turkey requests 'red notice' be issued against Netanyahu 'at international level'

The request announced by Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek follows an IDF strike on the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in northwestern Syria's Idlib province on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026

Israel will not tolerate Turkey's 'dangerous adventures' in Syria, Katz warns Erdogan

"Erdogan is dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria. Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security," the defense minister wrote on X/Twitter.

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026.

US working to establish Israel-Turkey-Syria deconfliction mechanism after Israeli strikes

Turkey condemned Israel's strikes on the Abu al-Dahur airbase in northwestern Syria but did not comment further, including about a potential deconfliction mechanism.

 US special envoy for Syria, the ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack attends a flag-raising ceremony at the US ambassador's residence in Damascus on May 29, 2025 for the first time since 2011.

Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu: Leave American Jews out of your campaign - opinion

Yesterday, I was shocked to see the poster your Likud Party launched, and that you personally promoted. For one impulsive second, my reaction was pure Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, June 15, 2026

Turkey expands Libya influence as Fidan meets Haftar amid US-backed reunification push - analysis

Ankara’s access to rival Libyan authorities could strengthen its disputed maritime claims and reshape regional energy planning.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan walks after speaking to the media, at the end of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 23, 2025

Turkey's Erdogan urges Trump to continue US-Iran talks, offers support in diplomatic efforts

The Turkish foreign minister seperately spoke with his Iranian counterpart in a call on Tuesday, where the two discussed efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz and continue the US-Iran ceasefire.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes US President Donald Trump at Ankara Airport, who is paying an official visit to Turkey ahead of the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7, 2026.

Likud election billboard puts Mamdani alongside Erdogan, Khamenei, and Qassem as Israel's enemies

The billboard features superimposed images of Mamdani, Khamenei, Qassem, and Erdogan, and reads: “They want Netanyahu to lose; don’t let them win.”

A Likud billboard with Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem on August 16, 2026.

Kurdish disappointment is a bigger story than Ocalan’s rhetoric - opinion

Ocalan's anti-Israel statements should not automatically be regarded as a reflection of the general views of Kurdish society, since he has been in Turkish custody for decades.

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.