STRENGHTENING TURKEY
WATCH: Episode 24: With Iran Down, Turkey Steps into the Breach – with Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak: Ask Haviv Anything, June 26, 2025 — Turkey was the first Muslim country to recognize Israel. I was an ally and vital trading partner for decades — until the rise of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the Islamist AKP party, who began pursuing a “neo-Ottomanist” foreign policy of Turkish influence and expansionism in the region, and specifically identified Israel as a long-term ideological enemy.
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Neo-Ottoman Power: Erdoğan Positions Turkey as Israel’s Main Middle East Challenge: Jonathan Spyer, Middle East Forum, June 2, 2025
Turkey Breathes Easier as Iran-Israel Truce Eases Fallout Risk: France 24, June 25, 2025
The Turkish Public Asks: After Israel’s Attack on Iran, Are We Next?: Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye, June 19, 2025
The Sultan’s Strategy: Victory Abroad, Control at Home: Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, Israel Hayom, Mar. 20, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Turkey’s Erdogan Calls for Permanent Iran-Israel Ceasefire, Gaza Truce: Reuters, June 26, 2025 — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told leaders at a NATO summit on Wednesday that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran needed to be made permanent, his office said, and called for a ceasefire in Gaza to alleviate the humanitarian crisis there.
Iran-Israel War Opens ‘New Road’ For Mideast: US Envoy to Turkey: Abramonline, June 29, 2025 — The Iran-Israel war has opened the way to a “new road” for the Middle East in which Turkey will have a key role to play, Washington’s envoy to Turkey said Sunday.
NATO Member Expects F-35 Fighters in Trump Deal: Amira El-Fekki, Newsweek, June 26, 2025— Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had made progress on the long sought acquisition of F-35 fighter jets in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump during the NATO summit.
The Economist: Israel vs Turkey: Power Struggle in Syria: BizNews, Apr. 8, 2025 — FOR WEEKS Turkish army officials had been travelling to air bases across Syria, and hashing out plans to equip at least some of them with air-defence systems and armed drones.