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'Terrorist in Istanbul!' Pro-Palestinian mob attacks Israeli-Turkish citizen Kloyda Medina in mall

Security personnel quickly intervened in the incident, escorting Halfon away from the protesters and out of the mall.

OCTOBER 19, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, YOAV ETIEL

Turkish-Israeli citizen Kloyda Medina Halfon attacked in an Istanbul mall, October 19, 2026.

Erdogan appears on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly last week.

Collision course: Are Israel and Turkey headed for confrontation?

BEHIND THE LINES: From Syria and the eastern Mediterranean to the Red Sea, Israel and Turkey are increasingly finding themselves on opposite sides of the region’s most consequential flashpoints.

OCTOBER 3, 2026|ByJONATHAN SPYER

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks during a press conference following the first committee meeting under the joint defense accord, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 31, 2026.

Turkey's Erdogan may push for FM Fidan to take over UN Sec.-Gen. role, causing concern in Israel

Sources familiar with the matter told the Post that Erdogan has considered nominating Turkey's foreign minister several times. Turkish officials strongly deny any such plan.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026|ByIDAN KWELLER

A Turkish flag waves atop the Turkish embassy as an Israeli flag is seen nearby, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 26, 2016

Nine Israelis arrested as Turkey probes $3 b. international fraud network

Turkish prosecutors say a global investment fraud network operating from Turkey was allegedly managed by Israeli citizens, and led to the arrest of nine Israelis.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2026|ByYOAV ETIEL

Can Israel, Greece and Turkey cooperate?

In the last years, Athens and Jerusalem have exhibited a remarkable capacity of enriching their collaboration.

JUNE 28, 2020ByGEORGE N. TZOGOPOULOS

GREEK PRIME Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a press briefing in Jerusalem last week.

Turkey aids Israel in time of coronavirus despite tense relations

On Tuesday a Turkish plane landed in Israel with stranded Arab Israelis, and three planes with medical equipment are expected to land soon.

APRIL 10, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Istanbul, Turkey

Netanyahu, Katz slam Erdogan for again comparing Gaza to Holocaust

Turkish leader makes his comments to Muslims in NY, then goes to UN to continue berating Israel

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019ByHERB KEINON, TOVAH LAZAROFF

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Katz to UAE official: Erdogan hates Israel, relatives benefit from trade

“I said that in this region there are ‘frenemies,’ and that it is possible to disagree on one thing, but cooperate on another.,” Katz said.

AUGUST 7, 2019ByHERB KEINON

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 18.

S-400 politics

JULY 18, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk last year

Middle Israel: Yuli Edelstein’s fatal mistake

Don’t you see the resemblance between this election-cancellation ploy and the one that was just attempted in Istanbul, only to backfire in its authoritarian mastermind’s face?

JUNE 27, 2019ByAMOTZ ASA-EL