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Turkey seeking nearly 5,000 years in prison for Netanyahu over October Gaza flotilla

The 35-member list of those charged also includes Defense Minister Katz and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir, with Netanyahu, Katz, and Ben-Gvir responding to the indictment on Saturday.

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Activists including Greta Thunberg, stand on a boat that is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, as seen from the port in Barcelona, Spain August 31, 2025
Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses to the party members during the AK Party Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye in Ankara, Turkiye on February 25, 2026.

Israel’s next test: Turkey positions itself to lead a post-Islamic Iran Middle East - opinion

With Iran in decline, Turkey emerges as a major player, reshaping the balance of power in the Middle East.

|ByAMINE AYOUB
SHE HAS now chosen to live in Israel, studying political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Pictured: At the Western Wall, before the war.

'I am Turkish, I am a woman, and I support Israel': Inside Turku Avci's journey

Turku Avci shares her journey of resistance, standing firm in her support for Israel amid mounting threats.

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Ankara and Moscow increasingly find themselves aligned in opposing Western power and influence in the Middle East. Here, Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September 2023, in Sochi, Russia.

Middle Israel: Jihadists, Russians, European cynics, US fools unite to oppose Iran war - opinion

The antiwar front’s non-Western flank is joined by a sizable Western opposition to the war on both sides of the Atlantic.

|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

Abdullah Ocalan calls on PKK to dissolve, regional leaders react

Regional leaders welcome calls for the PKK to lay down arms and dissolve.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region,

Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa concludes landmark visit to Turkey

Al-sharaa's visit to Turkey marks the highest-level meeting since 2009, signaling a potential shift in Syrian-Turkish relations.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Syria's newly appointed president for a transitional phase Ahmed al-Shaara meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.

Syria and Turkey's growing relationship may affect Iran's proxy war on Israel - analysis

Turkey’s deepening ties with Syria could shift regional power dynamics, impacting Israel, Iran, and NATO while strengthening Hamas' backers.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syria's newly appointed president for a transitional phase Ahmed al-Shaara meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.

How Turkey’s founding ideology shaped its oppression of Kurds and minorities – opinion

Turkey’s founding ideology continues to erase Kurdish identity through systemic racism.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByMEHMET KUCUK
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Turkey’s irredentist policies, from its actions in Cyprus to its growing involvement in Syria, highlight a policy of territorial expansion and ethnic dominance, the writer maintains.

How Turkey leverages itself between East, Western worlds to maximize geopolitical clout - opinion

Turkey’s actions in Syria and Iraq also signal a deeper shift away from its Western alliances. Erdogan’s government has cultivated closer ties with Russia.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByLOQMAN RADPEY
CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping (front row left), looks at a gesturing Russian President Vladimir Putin standing next to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa while Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) looks on, during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, this past October.

My 10 steps to prevent Egypt's catastrophic fate - opinion

If these steps are not taken, Egypt is heading toward a catastrophic fate beyond any rational imagination.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByMOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the D-8 Summit in Cairo last month. Egypt risks becoming a backyard for Turkey, joining the Syrian backyard, the writer warns.

Kurdish military official to ‘Post’: 'We did not acquire drones from Iran' - exclusive

"All part of a Turkish plan to distort our image," the Kurdish official from Syria told the Post.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByOHAD MERLIN
Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) walk back to their outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades

Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

Isak Haleva, Turkey's chief rabbi since 2002 who bridged traditional Sephardic Judaism with modern Turkish life while leading his community through decades of political change, has died at 84.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByDAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Turkey Isak Haleva, at right, speaks with the Mufti of Istanbul Rahmi Yaran during a July 2016 event in Istanbul.

Israel faces the risk of a war with Turkey - opinion

The Knesset must act swiftly to equip Israel’s leaders with the tools to set policy to meet the challenges posed by a resurgent Turkey and other emerging threats.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByARIEL HARKHAM
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi attend a news conference in Jerusalem. Israeli national security decision-making remains disproportionately dominated by the IDF, says the writer.

Erdogan says Turkey can 'crush' all terrorists in Syria

"Everyone should take their hands off Syria and we, along with our Syrian siblings, will crush the heads of Islamic State, the YPG and other terrorist organizations in a short time."

JANUARY 15, 2025ByREUTERS
An illustrative image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.