Ending a half-decade-long diplomatic freeze, Turkey’s new ambassador to Israel on Monday hailed a “new beginning” in bilateral ties and called the Jewish state Ankara’s “partner and friend.”
Facing a barrage of criticism from myriad governments in the West over its arrest and detention of journalists, Turkey issued a defiant riposte over the weekend, pointing to European and U.S. hypocrisy when it comes to press freedoms.
Israel’s first ambassador to Turkey since 2010 presented his credentials to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, completing a critical step in the normalisation of relations after a bitter diplomatic rift.
Measures taken in Turkey after the July 15 coup attempt created an “environment conducive to torture”, and ill treatment appears to have been widespread immediately after the failed putsch, a UN expert said Friday.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks on Friday to convert their foreign currencies into gold and lira to stimulate the country’s economy as the lira continued its slide against the dollar.
A Turkish prosecutor called for charges related to a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound ship to be dropped following diplomatic reconciliation between Turkey and Israel, state media reported on Friday.
Israel’s new ambassador to Turkey arrived in the capital Ankara on Thursday, an Israeli embassy official said, to serve as the first official envoy since a six-year spat put diplomatic relations on ice.
Israel nominated a new ambassador to Turkey Tuesday, its first since the two countries normalised ties after the 2010 crisis triggered by Israel’s deadly storming of a Gaza-bound ship.
On November 15, following multiple delays, the Foreign Ministry’s appointments committee is scheduled to choose Israel’s new ambassador to Turkey.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Tuesday that Turkey is considering reinstating limited use of the death penalty if there is an agreement between political parties.
Turkey has been anxiously following the Iraqi government’s efforts to liberate the city of Mosul from extremist factions and re-establish its authority there, an Arab intelligence official said.
Turkish authorities have dismissed more than 10,000 civil servants over their suspected links with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Ankara for orchestrating the failed coup in July.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is expected to visit Turkey Friday, a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unleashed a scathing critique of the ongoing efforts by the U.S.-led coalition to push the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) out of Iraq, demanding a bigger role for Turkish troops.
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz will visit Turkey on Thursday in the first ministerial visit between the two countries for six years, Israel’s embassy in Ankara said in a statement on Monday.
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is scheduled to convene its ambassadorial appointment committee on October 27, with the main agenda item being the appointment of Israel’s next ambassador to Turkey.
Wednesday found the governments of Turkey and Iraq summoning each others’ ambassadors for acrimonious exchanges over Turkish troops stationed near Mosul, as the battle to liberate that city from ISIS approaches.
Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate, also known as the Diyanet, reports that 8,985 new mosques have been built during the past ten years, with the Central Anatolian province of Konya containing 3,134 of them.
Hurriyet Daily News describes Thursday’s meeting between Russian Chief of Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov and Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar as “a visit which signaled a new term of cooperation between the two countries, as they worked to mend strained ties gradually.”
Turkey has asked Washington to arrest US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen for “ordering” the July 15 coup bid which was aimed at ousting the government, state media reported on Tuesday.
The Syrian conflict is entering a highly unpredictable phase, the former head of the Israeli domestic security agency said on Monday, adding that the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah posed a growing threat to Israel despite losing many fighters.
The US Department of State travel warning to Turkey, reissued Tuesday, relies on concrete evidence of imminent large-scale terror attacks to be carried out by Kurdish as well as Islamic militants, an Arab intelligence official told Breitbart Jerusalem.
Fighting has erupted in northern Syria between two US allies on opposing sides of a Turkish military offensive — the now Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), led by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
The Syrian government condemned Wednesday’s Turkish incursion into the Islamic State group-held border district of Jarabulus as a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty.
Israel and Turkey this week will begin the process of exchanging ambassadors as the former allies continued the formal renewal of diplomatic relations after a six-year rift, Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday.
Turkey on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 47 former staff of the Zaman newspaper, an official said, in the country’s widening crackdown after a failed coup.
Turkey is in chaos and the future does not bode well for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his allies regardless of whether Erdogan can wrest control from an army group that announced on Friday it has taken over the country. Unknown elements in the
Battle is raging in Ankara as the military attempts to wrestle control of Turkey from an unpopular government run by President Ergodan. The threat of civil war looms large, terrifying the people of Turkey.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has reportedly indicated that there are “not many reasons” for Turkey to fight against any of the countries in its region, suggesting that his country will stop combating the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria.
Turkish intelligence officials, nearly three weeks before Istanbul fell victim to multiple suicide bombings linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), alerted the government about a potential terrorist attack by the jihadist group targeting the historic city, reports a senior Ankara-based journalist.
TEL AVIV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is working to oust Arab Knesset Member Haneen Zoabi after the latter caused bedlam in the Knesset by calling Israeli soldiers “murderers.”
Shortly after Turkey and Israel forged a reconciliation deal, six years after the Mavi Marmara incident, senior Hamas officials revealed on Monday their opposition to the deal, claiming that the Palestinian terror organization was not a party to its consolidation.
Turkey and Israel have reconciled after a six-year rift, the two nations’ prime ministers announced on Monday at separate press conferences in Rome and Ankara.
TEL AVIV – Israel and Turkey’s reconciliation is more than 95% complete and the countries’ severed ties could be reestablished within “a matter of days,” according to a senior Israeli official.
Photos of U.S. special forces wearing the insignia of the Syrian Kurdish Protection Units (YPG) drew ire from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has repeatedly accused the militia of being linked to the terrorist group known as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The Jerusalem Post reports: Israeli and Turkish officials confirmed on Monday that, after six years, the two countries are close to normalizing ties.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the airport in Ankara on Monday, as the Saudi monarch is en route to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Istanbul later this week.
Turkey must use all measures at its disposal against the separatist communist group known as Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), including stripping its members of their citizenship, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
On Monday, an anonymous hacker posted a data file containing personal data on 50 million Turkish citizens, including their addresses, birthdates, and the national identifier numbers issued by the Turkish government.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel’s government on Sunday warned against travel to Turkey after three of its citizens were killed in an Istanbul suicide bombing the previous day. The country’s anti-terrorism office raised its threat assessment and “recommends avoiding visits to
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