By Şenol Aktemir Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu made harsh criticisms against Türkiye from the podium of the UN General Assembly. Ankara was accused of preparing for an armed conflict and waging an information war against Israel. Nevertheless, it is Israel who is escalating its attacks and preparing for war. Türkiye is on the verge of war with a very dangerous ...
By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli On 16 September, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, stated that Netanyahu was deliberately attacking neighbouring countries because he feared competition. Prior to this, the minister had said that ‘Israel cannot survive without an external enemy’, and that following a war with Iran, Türkiye would become that enemy. According to him, hostility towards the Turks is ...
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 ...
Israel bombed the Abu al-Duhur airbase in the Idlib countryside of northwestern Syria on August 18, just 70 kilometers from Türkiye, citing the presence of Turkish troops as justification. On August 19, telling an army radio podcast, Netanyahu said that Israel had initially sent a message “in general terms” against a Turkish military presence at an airfield near Aleppo. “Apparently ...
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 ...
By Larry C. Johnson, Former CIA Analyst The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured presentations by speakers from ...
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, ...
Posted by by United World International 4 Min Read November 10, 2025 Tom Barrack, US’s ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria, made a statement that led a new wave of discussion in Turkish media and public opinion on Türkiye-Israel relations.Speaking on Saturday at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue, Barrack said:“Türkiye and Israel will not be ...