Turkey – Israel Relations Archive
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Turkey And Israel: Now Is The Time To Reconcile
Posted on May 22, 2012 | No CommentsI strongly believe that the time is right for Turkey and Israel to mend their critically important bilateral relationship which has suffered a precipitous decline since 2010. With the Middle... -
U.S. Should Pressure Turkey to Restorie Israeli Relations
Posted on March 16, 2012 | 1 CommentTensions in the Israel-Turkey relationship are now leaving at least one Israeli defense firm in a tricky position with Boeing, the U.S. defense giant. It’s just the latest example of... -
Wikileaks: Turkey planned to ‘burn bridges’ with Israel even before flotilla
Posted on February 29, 2012 | 4 CommentsLatest leaked Stratfor email has Erdogan telling Kissinger of ambition to lead the Arab world By Aaron Kalman February 29, 2012, 3:34 pm Palestinians hold pictures of Tayyip Erdogan in... -
Turkey’s Dangerous Diplomacy
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsAbraham H. Foxman National Director, Anti-Defamation League For a number of decades, I have been deeply engaged in promoting close relationships between the United States and Turkey and between Israel... -
US proposes Israel-Turkey compromise
Posted on December 13, 2011 | 1 CommentIsrael will “express regret” over the fatalities on the Marmara; Erdogan will say Israel apologized. Washington has proposed a formula for ending the diplomatic stand-off between Israel and Turkey. The... -
US defence chief urges Israel to repair regional relations
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsJERUSALEM // Israel has become isolated in the region and too reluctant to compromise with the Palestinians, the top US defence official has warned in a rare public rebuke of... -
UK’s ex-minister: Israel should have apologized
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsIsrael should have apologized to Turkey for its deadly raid on the Mavi Marmara aid ship, but instead allowed relations to deteriorate, according to United Kingdom’s former Foreign Secretary Jack... -
Israel and Turkey, Foes and Much Alike
Posted on September 18, 2011 | No CommentsBy ETHAN BRONNER Ethan Bronner is the Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times. JERUSALEM Associated Press Riot police officers surrounded a bus Wednesday as Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer... -
Israel and Turkey: How a Close Relationship Disintegrated
Posted on September 13, 2011 | 1 CommentIsrael and Turkey: How a Close Relationship Disintegrated Posted by Karl Vick Monday, September 12, 2011 at 1:08 pm 37 Comments • Related Topics: arab uprisings, Egypt, israel, Palestinian, Turkey... -
Turkey Suspends Defense Trade With Israel
Posted on September 7, 2011 | No CommentsTurkey Suspends Defense Trade With Israel Erdogan Says More Penalties Coming, As U.S. Seeks to ‘De-Escalate’ Crisis Agence France-Presse / Getty Images F-4 Phantom jet (Israeli-flagged version) ISTANBUL—Turkey’s Prime Minister... -
Diplomatic Strains Grow Between Turkey and Israel
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 1 CommentBy ETHAN BRONNER and SEBNEM ARSU Published: September 5, 2011 JERUSALEM — Tensions between Israel and Turkey mounted further on Monday, as Turkish officials ordered senior Israeli diplomats to leave... -
Istanbul Calling: Dead in the Water
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsDead in the Water I plan to post a bit more about the complete and troubling breakdown of Turkey-Israel relations, but for now I’m posting a bit from an article... -
Turkey-Israel Relations Reach New Low
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 3 CommentsTurkey and Israel are set for a diplomatic showdown with the scheduled publication of a United Nations report this Friday into the killing last year by Israeli security forces of... -
Turkey did not sponsor Gaza flotilla
Posted on August 21, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe aid convoy for Gaza organized in May 2010 was a humanitarian initiative with people from more than 30 countries (including the United States and Israel) in ships sailing under the...




















