Tensions between Türkiye and Israel have expanded beyond the Gaza and Palestine issue into Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean. Israel’s military activities in Syria and Türkiye’s approach to the formation of a new security architecture in Syria have created a new area of competition between the two countries. Although Türkiye and Israel are not direct neighbors, regional developments have generated ...
By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist Israel’s attack on 18 August on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria’s Idlib province was a significant development not only in terms of the security balance in Syria but also for Türkiye-Israel relations. The targeting of the airbase, situated approximately 70 kilometers from the Turkish border, signals a significant shift in Israel’s military approach towards ...
By Dure Akram When Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani touched down in Pakistan on August 19, he did something far more consequential and penetrating than spelling an end to a 19-year gap in high-level diplomacy between Damascus and Islamabad. He publicly acknowledged that Syria was studying whether to join the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement linking Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Israel’s attack on the Abu Zuhur Military Air Base in northern Syria should not be viewed merely as a new link in the chain of conflict in Syria. The real significance of the attack is that, for the first time, Israel has made Türkiye’s increasingly growing military, political, and strategic influence in Syria such an ...
Despite the August heat, Türkiye had a busy agenda last week. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Libya and Egypt. Israel’s attacks on Syria were another widely discussed topic. And the debate over the “framework law” related to the disarmament of the PKK terrorist organization continued. Foreign Minister visits Libya and Egypt Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan paid important visits to Libya ...
By Yiğit Saner As military cooperation between Israel, Greece and South Cyprus deepens in the Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye is increasingly being described by Tel Aviv as a regional threat. But is this rapprochement driven solely by military calculations? According to Spanish political scientist, academic and translator Dr. Enrique J. Refoyo, at the heart of the matter lie energy, natural resources ...
Over the past three years, the war that erupted between Israel and the Palestinian resistance on October 7, 2023, has transformed into a raging regional war across multiple fronts. No sooner do these fronts calm down and subside than they flare up again, entangling various international and regional parties in different ways. During these years, Israel—backed by the United States—has ...
Speech of Doğan Bekin, MP and Deputy Chairman for New Welfare Party (Türkiye) at the Conference on Global Security and NATO The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. One of the ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week, at the top of Türkiye’s agenda was large-scale operations against ISIS and an armed clash that broke out during an operation in the district of Yalova. Another important item in the agenda was statements by Feti Yıldız, Deputy Chair of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), regarding developments in Syria. ...
What does Israel’s move towards military cooperation with Greece and the Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus, beyond Syria and Gaza, mean for Türkiye? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The spectacle staged by Trump in Egypt approximately two months ago and presented as the ‘peace of the century’ propaganda never made a realistic contribution to Israel’s military objectives in Gaza. Furthermore, ...