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Turkey grows stronger, hostility towards Israel increasing, academic expert warns

Prof. Yossi Shain addressed Israel’s recognition of the Armenian genocide, noting the issue has become political, and referred to what appears to be Turkey’s growing power as a result.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the closing event of the SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2026.
Members of the Armenian community in Jaffa perform a pray during a memorial service held to mark the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, at the Armenian Church of Saint Nicholas, in Jaffa, April 24, 2021.

Israel officially recognizes Armenian Genocide after decades of diplomatic friction - analysis

Israel’s recognition of the genocide has been decades in the making. It's been a strange aspect of Israel’s history that, for many years, the Armenian genocide was downplayed in official circles.

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US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands as they pose for a photo at a world leaders' summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025

Trump hints at plan to help modernize Turkey's airforce, reviewing giving Erdogan F-35 fighter jets

The issue generating the greatest concern in Israel is the possibility that Turkey could eventually regain access to the F-35 stealth fighter program.

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Ankara, last April. Ankara is quietly assembling the architecture of permanent regional power, the writer says.

‘Grant me the governorship of Jerusalem’: Turkish Interior Minister prays for control of Israel

Referring to the fall of the Assad regime, the interior minister said he hoped he would see Jerusalem “liberated” in the same way Damascus was, and that one day “those lands will be ours once again."

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Israeli-Turkish tensions continue to grow as Ankara prepares to launch new flotilla

Diplomatic officials are working behind the scenes to defuse tensions, and Israel is currently utilizing diplomatic channels with Turkey to try to prevent the flotilla from setting sail.

MAY 4, 2026ByAVI ASHKENAZI
Turkish navy forces stand aboard the TCG Gaziantep (F-490), a Gabya-class (formerly Oliver Hazard Perry-class) guided-missile frigate operated by the Turkish Naval Forces, before the ceremony to launch the drilling vessel Cagri Bey, which is set to conduct Turkey's first deep-sea drilling operation

Iran war pushes Israel-Turkey rift into more dangerous phase - analysis

Competing claims over deterrence, restraint, and regional credibility are turning an already damaged relationship into a sharper strategic confrontation.

APRIL 15, 2026ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.

'Israel cannot live without hostility': Turkey warns Israel may target it next

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's remarks came just a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply escalated rhetoric by threatening possible military action against the Jewish state.

APRIL 13, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.

Turkish gov't demands caution against foreign intervention in Iran amid nationwide protests

NATO member Turkey does not wish to see chaos in Iran, with Omer Celik, spokesperson for Turkey's ruling AK Party, saying that "these problems must be resolved through the internal dynamics."

JANUARY 12, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attend a joint press conference in Tehran, Iran, November 30, 2025.

While Turkey gives Hamas sanctuary, Israel cannot allow access to Gaza or Jerusalem - analysis

If Turkey wants operational access to Israel, it should first remove Hamas’s operational access to Turkey. Until then, Israel cannot afford to allow Turkish influence near.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByHERB KEINON
Relations between Turkey and Israel (illustrative)

Turkish Red Crescent vessel arrives in Egypt with 800 tons of aid for Gaza

Turkish authorities assured that the vessel, which departed on Wednesday from Turkey’s port city of Mersin, is carrying winter blankets, staple foods, and other essential relief supplies.

NOVEMBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Citizens wave flags as they marched from Hagia Sophia to Eminönü Square in a rally organized by the Palestine Solidarity Initiative on October 5, 2025 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

‘Jihadist in a suit’: Chikli slams Turkish President Erdogan over prayer to destroy Israel

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his prayers to destroy Israel.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Amichai Chikli and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ilustrative.

Turkish hackers video-call Israel Katz, leak his phone number

According to N12, since October 7 and the war in Gaza, several Israeli officials have been targeted in hacking attacks. 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

Turkey severs economic ties to Israel, closes airspace to gov't flights, arms shipments

Detours caused by the closed airspace could increase the travel time of flights from Israel to countries like Georgia and Azerbaijan by almost two hours.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, REUTERS
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends an interview with Reuters, in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

Israel dismantles Turkish spying devices in Syria - report

An Israeli official confirmed that, during the recent operations in Syria, the military dismantled devices used by Turkey to spy on Israel.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
AN IDF APC enters Syria at the ceasefire line (illustrative).