Nearly a month into Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. President, we are beginning to see the contours of his foreign policy in the Middle East. Having campaigned on a promise to prioritize American...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making no effort to disguise his ambitions. In a bold declaration following the first meeting of Turkey’s cabinet, Erdogan made it clear that he intends to...
Syria's change of leadership has given Turkey’s president the regional influence he has always wanted.
After more than a decade of trying to overthrow the Assad regime, Erdogan is now trying to normalize ties.
An Israeli airliner was refused refueling services after making an emergency landing in Turkey on June 30. El Al flight LY5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was diverted to Antalya,...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on June 26 to back Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out between Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah and Israel. In a speech to parliamentarians...
Israel’s Shin Bet security agency in March thwarted a terrorist plot inside Israel being planned by Hamas operatives in Turkey. In a June 3 statement, the agency confirmed that...
A secret Hamas document discovered by Israeli military personnel in Gaza revealed that the terrorist group planned to establish a base in Turkey, London-based news outlet The Times...
Turkey suspended trade with Israel on May 2, according to two unnamed Turkish officials quoted by Bloomberg. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on X that Ankara...
Last weekend’s elections offer a first glimpse of a political future beyond the reigning strongman.
If Recep Erdogan’s party wins back the country’s biggest cities, big shifts in Turkish politics could follow.
An assembly of international organizations announced on February 10 that it seeks to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza by sending a flotilla of humanitarian aid. The assembly,...
The Biden administration approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey on January 26 after Ankara ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The State Department notified Congress that...
The presidents of Iran and Turkey condemned Israel’s actions against Hamas during a January 24 meeting in Ankara. In a news conference after his conversation with Iran’s Ebrahim...
Turkish authorities detained and ordered the deportation an Israeli player on a Turkish soccer team on January 15 for displaying solidarity with Israeli hostages in Gaza. After scoring...
Contrary to breathless media reports, Israel’s military conduct has not embraced the collective punishment of Palestinians.
Israeli customs authorities revealed on September 14 that their agents intercepted 16 tons of explosive material on its way from Turkey to the Gaza Strip in July. According to the...
It is now a waiting game—and that’s how it should be.
Turkey’s presidential election is headed to a runoff since neither the incumbent nor his challenger could secure the majority of votes in the first round of voting on May 14. The...
Following the recent escalation of violence in Israel, particularly at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey used a telephone conversation...