Turkey and Israel

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Erdogan: new Israeli law fascist

Erdogan: new Israeli law fascist

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said an Israeli law declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination legitimises oppression and shows that Israel is a fascist and racist country where the spirit of …

Turkey may ban some Israel goods

Turkey may ban some Israel goods

US President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and shift the American embassy there reversed decades of US policy, upsetting the Arab world and Western allies

 Erdogan threatens to impose economic embargo on Israel

Erdogan threatens to impose economic embargo on Israel

With the decision of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to impose an embargo on Israeli products, Turkey will also review its economic ties with Israel after the early June 24 elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan …

Turkey expels Israeli envoys

Turkey expels Israeli envoys

Israeli ambassador to Ankara left Turkey amid growing tensions over the aggravating situation in Gaza.  In addition, Turkey's Foreign Ministry told Israel's consul general in Istanbul Yosef Levi Sfari to …

Erdogan: history to judge US and Israel

Erdogan: history to judge US and Israel

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the United States of stoking violence in the Middle East with its embassy move. Erdogan said "history will judge" the Trump administration’s …

 Ankara recalls envoys to US, Israel over embassy move

Ankara recalls envoys to US, Israel over embassy move

Turkey is recalling its ambassadors to the US and Israel in an official protest of the Trump administration's decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bekir …

 Erdogan: Israel and US threaten peace in Syria

Erdogan: Israel and US threaten peace in Syria

  Israeli strikes on Iranian facilities in Syria and military assistance from the U.S. to Kurdish formations in this country threaten peace in the Middle East, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. …

Netanyahu: Ankara in no position to lecture Israel

Netanyahu: Ankara in no position to lecture Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Turkey in response to its president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's claim that Israel mounted an "inhumane attack" on Palestinians during …

Pope and Erdogan call to protect status of Jerusalem

Pope and Erdogan call to protect status of Jerusalem

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the status of Jerusalem with Pope Francis in Vatican today. A Vatican statement said the talks included "the status of Jerusalem, highlighting the need to …

Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem

Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem

Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan said in a speech to members of his AK Party that Turkey’s consulate general in Jerusalem was …

 Erdogan calls Israel "terrorist state"

Erdogan calls Israel "terrorist state"

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel a "terrorist" and "child-murderer state"  as he criticized US President Donald Trump over his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's …