Israel And Turkey

Turkey attempting to deploy radars within Syria, western intel. sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

Deploying radars in Syrian territory would harm Israel's ability to strike targets in Iran, due to the fact Israel is using Syrian airspace to reach Iran.

People sit together near Turkish flags and Syrian flags in the city of Azaz, Syria, May 15, 2023
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a aparliamentary session on Israel's attacks on Gaza, at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, August 29, 2025.

Turkey's 'big move' of cutting economic ties with Israel probably won't last - editorial

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media at NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington last year. Turkey under Erdogan is no longer a NATO ally in spirit; it is a rogue state pursuing an expansionist, Islamist agenda that threatens stability, states the writer.

Erdogan's Turkey is the nerve centre of a broader Islamist resurgence - opinion

 Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane TC-JVV taxies to take-off in Riga International Airport

Despite tensions, Turkish Airlines holds onto Tel Aviv flight slots


At least 28 dead in Ankara bombing; Turkey suspects terrorism

Turkish military condemns what it describes as a terrorist attack on the buses as they waited at traffic lights.

An ambulance arrives after an explosion in Ankara

Turkish Jewry feels ‘safe and secure,’ says Conference of Presidents heads

In recent weeks, Erdogan has expressed an interest in renewing ties ruptured over Israel’s 2009 war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan greets religious leaders at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, November 26

Two old friends: Israel and Turkey

Time was lost; despite our insistence an angry tone was adopted in the political arena. Two societies needing to be allies more than ever before unnecessarily drifted apart.

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Iraqi president says Turkish deployment inside Iraq violates international law

A Turkish security source said on Friday the forces would provide training for Iraqi troops near Mosul, which is controlled by Islamic State.

A member of the Saudi border guards force stands guard next to a fence on Saudi Arabia’s northern borderline with Iraq last month.

Rescue of Syrian Jews from Aleppo ends in dispute

Jewish Agency, American businessman at odds over aliya of woman who converted to Islam.

A site hit by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Assad in the al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo this week.

Turkey says Russia has escalated Syrian conflict with violation of its airspace

Turkey, which has the second-largest army in NATO, scrambled two F-16 jets on Saturday after a Russian warplane crossed into its airspace, the foreign ministry said.

A spectator watches Sukhoi Su-30SM jet fighters of the Sokoly Rossii (Falcons of Russia) aerobatic team perform during the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow

Netanyahu: Pipe bombs in Al-Aksa mosque is real violation of Temple Mount status quo

Netanyahu points finger at Turkey as among those responsible for tension in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu at cabinet meeting

Rogue Israeli balloon stirs fears of spies in Turkey

According to Turkey's Hurriyet daily news, the balloon initially triggered rumors of airborne extraterrestrials.

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Syrian-Kurd intellectual to Post: 'US and Israel need to stop Turkish attacks in Syria now'

Dr. Kamal Sido, who works for a German Human Rights NGO, said that “Israel must support minorities like the Kurds and Druse that are not anti-Semitic.”

Turkish army tanks manoeuver as Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani

Turkey and NATO

Is Turkey a liability for NATO? It certainly looks that way, as Turkey appears to be striking out against NATO interests.

The sun sets over the Ottoman-era Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul