Israel-Turkey relations

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.

Why Israel won’t follow Biden’s lead and recognize Armenian genocide
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak: Israel should keep itself distant from this debate. Recognition will not contribute to Israel’s national interest. On the contrary, it will create problems with Azerbaijan and Turkey.

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.

Rare visit to Israel by Egypt’s oil minister sends signals to Biden, Erdogan
Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman: The trip, following similar delegations of Greek and Cypriot leaders, is intended to show that regional allies are united and coordinated when dealing with foes and friends, including President 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.

Only the very optimistic could believe in real strategic cooperation between Erdogan’s regime and Jerusalem.

Getting inside Erdogan's head
Dr. Hay Eitan Cohen Yanarocak: The Turks are afraid of harsher American sanctions and they want help from the Israeli and Jewish lobbies, which they see as having a lot of sway in Washington. Their assumption is that renormalization with Israel will be a trust-building step for Washington, a kind of proof of good behavior.

The EastMed Dispute & its Implications for Israel, Part II
Dr. Eran Lerman and Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak of JISS look ahead at opportunities for cooperation in the eastern Mediterranean.

The EastMed Dispute & its Implications for Israel, Part I
Dr. Eran Lerman and Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak of JISS analyze the factors roiling the Mediterranean region: the newly discovered gas resources in contested Exclusive Economic Zones, and the assertive policy of Turkey under Erdogan.

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.

Under Erdogan's leadership, Turkey threatens the stability of the region and Israel’s interests too.

Turkey's bid to return to Ottoman-era glory endangers Israel and the region
Prof. Efraim Inbar: Erdoğan believes that Turkey has a great destiny and should be a world power.

Israel is unable to get directly involved in eastern Mediterranean hostilities, should they erupt. But it can and should cooperate closely with Greece in intelligence matters and arms acquisition and coordinate political action with Greece in Washington. The US stance largely will determine the practical scope of Erdogan’s ambitions.

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.