Israel-Turkey relations

Israel wants Erdogan to act on Hamas

Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak on the Oknin affair

Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak on the Oknin affair

Couple’s ongoing detention likely means Turkish intel still fishing for Israeli info

Hostage diplomacy: How Israel became Turkey's victim

Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak on the Oknin affair

Normalization with Erdogan? Trust, but verify

News Analysis: Arrest of Israeli couple in Turkey tests bilateral ties
Interview with Prof. Efraim Inbar

Israeli officials fear Turkey’s Erdoğan will exploit imprisoned Israeli couple as political pawns
Interview with Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak

Turkey’s Strong Rhetoric Against Israel Sets Back Attempt to Thaw Relations
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak: Israeli-Turkish relations have been set back five years.

Turkey irked over Israeli-Greek project for undersea power cable
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak: Israel-Turkey relations could continue improving.

With gas alliance moored to Turkey tensions, Israel tacks toward energy security
Dr. Eran Lerman: The direction is to bring the Egyptians in, which will them resistant to Turkish blandishment, which seems to be increasing. Dr. Eytan Yanarocak: Erdogan is trying to mend the fences with Joe Biden.

Turkey and Israel Inch Closer Toward Reconciliation
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak: There won’t be any major steps forward until the “crystallization” of the results of next month’s Israeli elections.

Israel still cool to gestures from Turkey
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak: The Abraham Accords changed the geopolitical set-up in the region, and Israel is no longer the Middle East isolated state it used to be. Turkey must come to terms with this new situation.

Israeli general calls for closer cooperation with Egypt against Turkey
Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman: Egypt and Israel are annoyed by Erdogan's ambition to establish a neo-Ottoman era, which is increasingly dangerous.

Erdogan: 'Jerusalem is our city, a city from us'
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak: When Erdoğan lashes out, whether it be against Armenia, via military assistance to Azerbaijan, against Greece or by verbal attacks on Israel, we know that he is talking to his electoral base.

Gaza Violence Exacerbates Israel-Turkey Rift.
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak: At the end of the day, if you are supporting Hamas your relationship with Israel will be problematic.