When the two presidents met in Ankara last week, there were handshakes, flag-bearing horses, even a slick if revisionist film on Turkish-Jewish history. But how…
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Erdogan’s gymnastic balancing act between Russia and Ukraine has won him plaudits from both Moscow and the West. Could Putin’s war rehabilitate Turkey’s foreign relations,…
Turkey’s economy is in free fall: The lira is diving, inflation is rising and food costs are spiraling. The government is resorting to Kremlin-style misinformation…
Natali Oknin, the Israeli absurdly detained in Istanbul for spying, says she’ll never return to Turkey. But despite yet another diplomatic crisis, this time wisely…
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The arrest of the Oknins – Israeli tourists in Istanbul – on suspicion of espionage didn’t surprise any Turks. After all, anyone using social media…
Erdogan’s new agenda covers cratering the economy, busting terror-financing sanctions, unjustified jailing, declining in the polls – and now, provoking an unprecedented rift with NATO…
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For five years since the dramatic, bloody coup attempt, Erdogan has claimed traditional allies abandoned Turkey in its hour of need, justifying ongoing purges and…
Turkey’s president has outlived, in office, sparring partner Netanyahu. But the long-standing hostility of Israel’s new coalition members to Turkey’s strongman could derail Erdogan’s plans…
Turkey’s ultranationalists, led by President Erdogan, must be applauding the revisionism of academics like Benny Morris, who seem determined to let Turkey get away with…
Conventional wisdom suggests the more Israel’s relations with Ankara and Erdogan deteriorate, then the more likely the Knesset will recognize the Armenian genocide. There’s just…
Thanks to Netanyahu, the regressive, contemptible theocrats of Noam are now within touching distance of unprecedented political power to push their agenda for Israel from…
Turkey needs U.S.-friendly allies. And Israel needs a solid regional front against Iran. Paying a modest ‘price’ to a needy Erdogan could gain Israel a…
Erdogan’s ‘Human Rights Action Plan’ is part of his campaign to convince Biden and Europe that Turkey is a reliable strategic partner. It’s a weak…
The HDP in Turkey and the Joint List in Israel crafted an unprecedented political renaissance for their countries’ Kurdish and Arab minorities. But now Erdogan…
In his three minute video address for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Turkey’s president didn’t even mention the word ‘Jew.’ And in his listing of genocides,…
The U.S. has slapped sanctions on Turkey. Europe is losing patience with Erdogan. Relations with Russia and Iran aren’t rosy, and Ankara shouldn’t count on…
A new central bank governor and finance minister won’t mean anything as long as the president is enforcing his destructive policies Source: https://www.haaretz.com
The campaign by the leaders of Pakistan and Turkey against blasphemy and free speech in France, aided by their cynical abuse of the Holocaust, is…