Israel Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan noted in the meeting that he was excited to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Israeli-Turkish collaborations were established to promote advances in psychiatric treatment.

The flow of foreign exchange into Turkey has been insufficient to meet the nation’s needs, and Turkey will have to find new external debt channels.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mahmoud Abbas will both meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey in the coming week.

The Turkish invitation, which follows the one extended last week by Morocco, comes amid increased Israeli-Palestinian violence. 

The plan allowing residents of the Gaza Strip to fly to Turkey from an Israeli airport is raising concerns about its practicality, cost-effectiveness, and potential risk for arrests.

In the current Turkish political reality, Erdogan – despite all his anti-Israel and antisemitic baggage – has both the capacity and the motivation to deliver healthier Ankara-Jerusalem ties.

With Erdogan now in office for another five years and possibly longer, the expectation in Jerusalem is that it is only a matter of time before he invites Netanyahu for a visit to Ankara.

Voters across Turkey expressed a range of emotions as election results rolled in, leaning in favor of another five years of Erdogan.

Thanking Erdogan for his call, Herzog emphasized that Israel remains firmly committed to preserving freedom of worship on Temple Mount.