With Much Fanrare, Presidents of Turkey and Israel Meet in Ankara: Ynet, Mar. 9, 2022 — President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday was greeted with a rousing fanfare when he arrived Turkey’s capital of Ankara, becoming the first Israeli leader to visit in 14 years, as the two countries move to turn a new page in their troubled relationship.
Turkey Finds Israel Useful Again: Ofra Bengio, Tablet, Mar. 15, 2022
For Sake of Regional Stability, U.S. Should Support Israel in Seeking End to Turkey-Hamas Ties: Alan Makovsky, JINSA, Mar. 8, 2022
Iran’s Fear Is America’s Opportunity: Michael Doran, JNS, Feb. 20, 2022
Turkey Helped Iran Deliver Weapons to Islamists in Libya: Abdulllah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, Feb. 22, 2022
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Azerbaijan Has Biggest Role to Repair Turkey-Israel Relations, Report Says: Middle East Monitor, Feb. 10, 2022 — Azerbaijan has the biggest role to repair Turkey-Israel relations, as Baku becomes a common friend or a common denominator between Turkey and Israel, according to Al Zaytouna Centre’s report in Lebanon.
Turkey To Return Israel’s Most Important Ancient Inscription: Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News, Mar. 13, 2022 — Turkey has agreed to return to Israel its most important ancient Hebrew inscription as a result of the recent warming of ties between the two countries, Times of Israel reported Friday.
Israel’s President Visits Turkey in Sign of Thawing Relations: Isabel Kershner and Safak Timur, NY Times, Mar. 9, 2022 — President Isaac Herzog of Israel was received on Wednesday with pomp and ceremony by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey during a state visit described by both sides as an effort to reset after years of testy and broken relations between the onetime regional allies.
Turkey Hopes Russia Will Not Take Negative Stance in Iran Nuclear Talks: Reuters, Mar. 13, 2022 — Turkey hopes Russia will not take a negative stance during talks to revive a 2015 Iran nuclear deal after a last-minute demand by Moscow forced talks to pause, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday.
Turkey Committing War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity – Again: Uzzay Bulut, Gatestone Institute, Mar. 7, 2022 — Turkey has for years been cooperating with jihadists in Syria and bombing Yazidis in Iraq. Yazidis, exposed to a genocide at the hands of ISIS in Iraq in 2014, are an indigenous non-Muslim minority in the Middle East who have for centuries faced persecution because of their religion and ethnicity.
