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


Analysis: Can Turkey make the US extradite accused coup-planner Fethullah Gulen?

Ankara has in effect threatened Washington, hitherto a close ally, that there’s no going back on its demand to hand over self-exiled Muslim cleric.

Fethullah Gülen‏

Turkish FM says parliament to approve deal with Israel next week

“Israel has met our terms, paving the way to normalize ties,” he said. “Therefore, we must do this as soon as possible.”

A soldier stands guard at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey, August 5, 2016.

Caesars – ancient and modern

The Kurds of Turkey affiliated with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) dared him to prove how “real” he was when they declared themselves autonomous in a dozen or so towns and cities.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016.

Is another Palestinian prisoner swap in the offing, or just a long way off?

Despite reconciliations and promises to try to facilitate talks with Hamas on three missing Israelis and the remains of two dead soldiers, a prisoner swap isn’t likely any time soon.

Protesters call for the release of Israeli missing in Gaza Avera Mengistu‏

Turkey deal was struck five years ago, security chief reveals

The NSC interim head said the ministers receive daily intelligence reports, and that the Turkey deal is an example of orderly work with advance preparation.

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No going back to the 'good old days' for Israel and Turkey

Reconciliation with Turkey contains positive elements and advantages for Israel, but the era of close, even intimate, military and intelligence cooperation between the countries is over.

Turkey’s Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul stands with Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak before a meeting in Tel Aviv in 2008, when defense ties between the countries were still strong

Talking Turkey: The Israel deal and the retreat from neo-Ottomanism

The rapprochement with Israel is part of a broader retreat from the neo-Ottomanism that until recently guided Turkish foreign policy.

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses the media in Ankara, Turkey, June 27, 2016

Turkish delegation arrives in Gaza Strip to boost development

The technical study group from Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources is visiting the Gaza Strip to assess the coastal enclave’s energy needs.

A Turkish flag flutters atop the Turkish embassy as an Israeli flag is seen nearby, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 26, 2016

Israel and Turkey’s new deal: A pessimistic Kurdish view

For the sake of understanding one can divide the Middle East states into two main categories, namely the pillars and those which are between the pillars, the fillers.

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It’s time for reconciliation

Sending a delegation of Knesset members to Armenia was an important step in the right direction. Let us hope that Israel chooses values over our interests in international relations.

An Armenian protester holds a banner reading ‘1915 never again’ as she takes part in a demonstration near the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in January