ISRAEL EXTENDS ITS HAND
Foreign Minister Cohen Lands in Turkey to Show Solidarity, Meet With Erdogan: Lazar Berman, Times of Israel, Feb. 14, 2023 — Foreign Minister Eli Cohen landed in Turkey on Tuesday morning for a one-day solidarity visit in the wake of the deadly earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people.
The New Israel-Turkey Honeymoon: Yoni Ben Menachem, JNS, Feb. 20, 2023 — The Israeli government made the correct political and moral decision to help Turkey following the earthquake disaster that struck it on Feb. 6.
____________________________________________________Mismanagement, Waste of Funds, Corruption Aggravated Turkey’s Problems in Quake Preparedness: Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, Feb. 11, 2023
The World’s Most Important Election in 2023 Will Be in Turkey: Bobby Ghosh, Washington Post, Jan. 9, 2023
Erdoğan’s Turkey: NATO’s Trojan Horse Moment: Burak Bekdil, Gatestone Institute, Feb. 3, 2023
Warming Relations between Turkey and Syria: A Tactical Move?: Carmit Balensi and Gallia Lindenstrauss, INSS Insight No. 1689, Feb. 8, 2023
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Collapsed Buildings Shake Erdogan’s Chances in May Elections, If They Take Place: Lazar Berman, Times of Israel, Feb. 19, 2023 — In January, Recep Tayyip Erdogan had reason to worry. After two decades in power, Turkey’s president saw the foundations of his political support cracking.
Turkey’s Elections Are Not Just Turkey’s: Burak Bekdil, Gatestone Institute, Jan. 26, 2023 — Everyone in Turkey, in its region and in countries with interests or concerns about Turkey’s political future, probably agree that presidential and parliamentary elections this spring will be the most important for every nation involved.
Breakaway Turkish Cyprus Hopes Israel-Turkey Normalization Will Help Reopen its Office in Tel Aviv: Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, Feb. 20, 2023 — Negotiations between Turkey and Israel as part of the normalization of ties included the reopening of a trade office that represented the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), Nordic Monitor has learned.
The Opportunity and Warning for Israel in the Turkish Earthquake: Mchael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Feb. 9, 2023 — The Israeli government’s response to the destruction in Turkey was typical of Israel’s response in these situations, which is to quickly mobilize aid efforts.
Provocative Qur’an Burning Reinforces Erdoğan’s Ability to Mobilize Islamist Masses in the Streets: Levent Kenez, Nordic Monitor, Jan. 27, 2023 — Far-right Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan burned the Qur’an outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, sparking huge protests in Turkey.