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‘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."

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.
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

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

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.

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

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.

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


Turkish-Israeli reconciliation has potential to benefit both sides

Both Turkey and Israel regard the Middle East as an inherently volatile region. Their mutual objective for stability helped the sides to end their dispute.

Israel and Turkey flags

Turkish chief rabbi: The Jewish community is on edge

After deadly Istanbul airport attack, Rabbi Yitzhak Haliva says the authorities are doing their utmost to protect Turkey's Jewish community.

Men greet each other in front of Turkish flag and picture of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at Istanbul Ataturk airport, Turkey, following yesterday's blast June 29, 2016.

'Muslims killing Muslims in droves, but Israel the one being condemned'

Yesh Atid leader sends condolences to families of those killed in Turkish attack; Peres calls on world to join hands to destroy forces of terror.

Yair Lapid

Bayit Yehudi ministers to oppose Turkey deal in Security Cabinet vote

The security cabinet is expected to approve the deal in a vote on Wednesday.

Education Minister Naftali Bennett

Netanyahu to Kerry: Turkey deal to have 'immense' impact on Israeli economy

Ahead of expected formal announcement of detente, US secretary of state meets PM in Rome.

Netanyahu and Kerry meet in Rome in June.

Israel and Turkey: Walking on eggshells

Any Israel-Turkey deal will likely be fragile and susceptible to provocations from Hamas and other radical forces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara

Israel and Turkey on the verge of an agreement

A new chapter in Israel-Turkey relations seems to be quickly approaching, producing a set fresh of bilateral and regional opportunities that are waiting to be explored and acted upon.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara

Turkish journalists jailed for five years, hours after courthouse attack

The two journalists are free pending appeal. The court also decided to postpone a hearing on separate charges of links to a terrorist group until the outcome of a related case.

Can Dundar (R), editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, accompanied by his Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul

Israel denies it detained Turkish right-wing leadership

According to the Foreign Ministry statement, the men entered the duty free area of the airport at 8:00 a.m., and boarded the plane on time.

An El Al Boeing 777 aircraft is seen at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport

Report: Suicide bomber in Istanbul stalked group of Israelis

Turkish authorities identified the suicide bomber behind Saturday's attack in Istanbul as a member of Islamic State.

Suicide bomber in Istanbul, March 19, 2016