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Trump's message about Turkey goes beyond F-35s, shows new balance in Mediterranean - analysis

The debate over the F-35 goes beyond the aircraft themselves. It concerns how the United States balances its relations with its two important allies in the eastern Mediterranean.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives at the Bestepe Presidential Palace during a formal welcome for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes US President Donald Trump at Ankara Airport, who is paying an official visit to Turkey ahead of the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7, 2026.

US to lift Turkey sanctions, decide on sale of F-35 fighter jets, Trump says ahead of NATO summit

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul speaks during a statement alongside Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (out of frame) at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia on July 3, 2026

German FM backs Israel after Turkish counterpart’s ‘genocide incitement’ remarks

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 13, 2026.

Erdogan: 'Israel must not be allowed to spread smell of gunpowder and blood in our region again'


Katz to UAE official: Erdogan hates Israel, relatives benefit from trade

“I said that in this region there are ‘frenemies,’ and that it is possible to disagree on one thing, but cooperate on another.,” Katz said.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 18.

S-400 politics

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk last year

Middle Israel: Yuli Edelstein’s fatal mistake

Don’t you see the resemblance between this election-cancellation ploy and the one that was just attempted in Istanbul, only to backfire in its authoritarian mastermind’s face?

Yuli Edelstein

Gaza violence exacerbates Israel-Turkey rift

In recent flare-up, Israeli fighter jets struck the Gaza office of Turkish news agency Anatolia.

A Palestinian boy looks at the remains of a building that was destroyed in Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City May 5, 2019

Grapevine: A sound meaning

Israel and Turkey flags

Nearing nostalgia

Turkey’s Treasure Island: Digging up buried Jewish gems off the coast of Istanbul

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War of words: Israel, Turkey on collision course

Ties between the once-staunch allies continue to plummet, a trend that shows no signs of reversing.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Turkey has Janus face when it comes to opposing nationalism in Israel

Both Turkey and Israel have nationalist roots and are at a crossroads of internal religious and ethnic disputes that are often enshrined in law

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 18.

Is this the end of the line for Adnan Oktar and his friendships in Israel?

Viewers abroad who saw Oktar’s program often didn’t take it seriously, particularly because it often involved dancing women and chiseled men fresh from the gym.

Adnan Oktar

The complex, and often toxic, Israel-Turkey relationship

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator shouts during a protest against the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey May 15, 2018