A high-level official delegation from Turkey will visit Israel this week as the two countries prepare for the planned visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Turkey and to discuss relations between the two countries, the Office of the President of Israel and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in …
Read More »Iran’s cyber operations against Turkey should be a wakeup call for Erdoğan – analysts
Iran’s cyber operations against targets in Turkey should be a reason for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to revive cooperation with Israel, said Aykan Erdemir, a senior director at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies (FDD) and Annie Fixler, deputy director of the FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology …
Read More »Islamic State collaborators received Turkish citizenship, official report shows
A leaked report has revealed details about how the jihadi group used Turkey to traffic money and obtain supplies. Shortly after the Islamic State’s (IS’s) leader was killed in a Syrian hideout near the Turkish border, a leaked report by Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) revealed details about how …
Read More »Turkish opposition forms plan to oust Erdogan, restore parliament’s power
At a weekend summit, six party heads charted a path to ending the executive presidential system that critics say has eroded the country’s democratic institutions. Leaders of six Turkish opposition parties convened this past weekend in Ankara to chart a path back from the executive presidential system, which they say …
Read More »Greek-Turkish relations in the pre-election arena
Greek-Turkish relations are not moving forward. The (Greek) prime minister may have started his administration believing that progress could be made, but today the impasse is obvious and no light can be seen at the end of the tunnel. Greece, Turkey and Cyprus have entered a pre-election trajectory. It has …
Read More »Iran, ISIS, Hamas: Why are extremist groups launching threats in Turkey?
N12 reported that 12 terror plots against Israelis in Turkey were foiled in the past two years. More than a dozen plots against Israelis were foiled in the last two years, Channel 12 reported over the weekend. Further, I24 News reported: “According to the unsourced report, the majority of the …
Read More »Report: At least 12 terrorist plots foiled against Israelis in Turkey
The past two years saw a number terrorist plots against Israelis linked to the Islamic State group Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was involved in foiling 12 terrorist plots targeting Israelis in Turkey over the past two years, the Hebrew-language Channel 12 News reported on Saturday. According to the unsourced report, …
Read More »Turkey rethinks Libya policy
Libya’s rekindled power struggle has left Turkey in an ambivalent position and might force it to review its alliances. Libya’s interim prime minister, a close ally of Turkey, has been rejected by parliament in a rekindled power struggle in the war-torn country. But his replacement is no stranger to Ankara …
Read More »Erdogan on UAE visit to end isolation, secure funding
The Turkish president seeks to bolster Turkey’s ties to the Arab world. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday in a fence-mending visit that is part of Ankara’s broader strategy of ending its regional isolation and drawing Gulf funding to its battered economy. Erdogan …
Read More »A New Thaw in Israel-Turkey Ties Still Faces an Old Obstacle in Ankara
Recent signs of a thaw in ties between Israel and Turkey after a decade of frosty relations are yet another reflection of how the Middle East’s changing regional order is not only leading to the emergence of new relationships, but also to adjustments in old ones. The thaw is in …
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