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Thursday, July 29 2010 19:41 GMT+2 Your time is
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Last year's 'one-minute' incident in Davos.   |
While Turkey is understandably upset about the situation in Gaza, a look to the future suggests that Turkish-Israeli relations are too interconnected to fully rupture.
55 Comments 2010-01-08
The relationship between Turkey and Israel should not be analyzed in terms of the popular but facile "East vs. West" divide that preoccupies many commentators. To do so is akin to analyzing the Bosphorus as a simple "North-to-South" current.
Comment 2010-02-12
Although Turkish commentators dismiss talk of a shift in Turkish foreign policy, many Israelis are increasingly concerned about a drift to the East.
48 Comments 2010-01-06
While Israeli-Turkish relations have been strained through the years by Cyprus and other issues, secret relations between their military and intelligence units have remained constant.
11 Comments 2010-01-04
Turkish-Israeli relations were great during the 1990s and fairly quiet during the 2000s. After the Davos row, however, the relations have become their tensest ever.
45 Comments 2009-12-31
While Israelis and Palestinians used to be united in their shared love for Turkey's Mediterranean coast, Israelis have increasingly begun avoiding Turkish holiday destinations.
25 Comments 2010-01-07
During the 1990s, the Turkish military could maintain strategic relations with Israel despite the disapproval of Islamist parties in power. That no longer appears to be the case.
8 Comments 2010-01-05
Turkey was the first major Muslim country to recognize Israel. The 'honeymoon in relations,' however, did not come until the 1990s, when PM Tansu Çiller visited Israel.
23 Comments 2010-01-03
