Recep Tayyip Erdogan

US professor deported for terror ties shares stage with Hamas officials in Istanbul

Turkish capital hosts ‘Hamas festival,’ with clerics and political leaders praising the October 7 massacre and openly expressing anti-Jewish bigotry.

27/05/2024

Smotrich cancels free trade deal, imposes 100% import tariffs on Turkish goods as rift grows

"Raising the import tariff on Turkey is a suitable Zionist answer to Erdogan," Smotrich said. "For too many years, the State of Israel struggled with Erdogan's antisemitism. Not on my shift!"

Turkey’s sudden ban on trade with Israel is already affecting Jews in both countries

The shutdown, which Turkey’s Islamist-leaning president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on May 3, is putting pressure on prices in Israel and cutting off a major trade route for kosher food.

By DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
15/05/2024

Hamas plans to set up secret base in Turkey, secret documents reveal

Erdogan insists that Hamas has not been carrying out terrorist operations from Turkey despite meetings with Hamas leaders and allowing the Palestinian group to maintain offices in Istanbul.

Turkey halts all trade with Israel, cites worsening Palestinian situation

As ties between Israel and Turkey reach a historic low, Turkey, under Erdogan's leadership, has stopped all trade with Israel in response to the ongoing Gaza war.

02/05/2024

Turkey's Erdogan meets opposition leader for first time in 8 years

Thursday's meeting was the first between Erdogan and a CHP leader since 2016, when he hosted then-chief Kemal Kilicdaroglu at the presidential palace after an attempted military coup.

By REUTERS
02/05/2024

Turkey strengthens NATO ties with participation in large-scale neptune strike military drills

The exercise comes as Poland declares its willingness to host NATO nuclear weapons, leading Russia to issue a threat.

By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
30/04/2024
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