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Erdogan: 'Israel must not be allowed to spread smell of gunpowder and blood in our region again'

The Turkish president added that "any solution that does not rely on the countries of the region will not be sustainable."

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 13, 2026.
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.

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

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

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


Jews didn't support the designation of the Armenian Genocide, why now?

Jewish lawmakers, as recently as 2007, were not in favor of designating the Armenian Genocide as such, yet today they do. What changed over time is the crumbling of the Turkey-Israel alliance.

People wave Armenian and US flags in front of the US Embassy in the Armenian capital Yerevan after President Joe Biden recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, April 24, 2021.

Israel denies getting request from Turkey to exchange ambassadors

After establishing ties in 1949, Turkey and Israel were allies for decades. But those relations have frayed in recent years.

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 May 18, 2018

Turkey’s regime seeks to isolate Israel using phony ‘reconciliation’

Ankara hopes to play ‘good cop’ for incoming Biden administration.

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 May 18, 2018

Israeli military and intelligence assessments see Turkey as growing threat

Turkey emerges as a crisis-addicted adversary to Israel, the UAE and Greece in recent meetings with Hamas and threats against Athens and Abu Dhabi.

NEIGHBORHOOD GUARD members await the arrival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a 2017 Istanbul ceremony. Posters of Erdogan (right) and modern Turkey’s founder Ataturk seen in background

Can Israel, Greece and Turkey cooperate?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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?

Yuli Edelstein