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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 370

Israel-Turkey relations

People wave Turkish and Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protest in Istanbul, Turkey, August 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
October 2, 2024, 12:34 pm
Despite its anti-Israel stance, Turkey isn’t shedding tears over Hezbollah losses
Analysts say Ankara’s sympathy for Palestinians doesn’t extend to regional foe Iran and its Shiite allies, largely due to their support for Syria’s Assad
By AFP and ToI Staff
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
October 1, 2024, 12:23 am
Turkey’s Erdogan urges UN to endorse use of force against Israel
Leader criticizes Muslim countries’ lack of action against Israel, pushes them to enact economic, diplomatic, political measures
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Mehmet, the father of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26 year-old fatally shot Turkish-American human rights activist from Seattle, speaks to the media outside the family home in Didim, Turkey, September 12, 2024. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
September 13, 2024, 2:38 am
Father of Turkish-American activist urges US to investigate her killing in West Bank
Mehmet Suat Eygi welcomes Turkish probe into ‘arbitrary murder’ of daughter Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who IDF has said was likely killed by its ‘indirect and unintended fire’
By AP and ToI Staff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media during a press conference following the Friday noon prayer in Istanbul, May 3, 2024. (Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)
September 7, 2024, 8:08 pm
Erdogan seeks Islamic alliance against Israel, says its ‘expansionism’ won’t stop in Gaza
Turkish leader claims Jewish state will next seek to occupy Lebanon, Syria, ‘our homeland between Tigris and Euphrates,’ says ‘Hamas is not only defending Gaza but Islamic lands’
By Reuters, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Lawyer Arianit Koci speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Pristina, Kosovo, September 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Zenel Zhinipotoku)
September 4, 2024, 5:27 pm
After Turkey arrests Kosovar man over Mossad ties, lawyer asserts he is innocent
Representative for Liridon Rexhepi’s family says suspect and his relatives are ‘shocked’ but ready to cooperate with probe into alleged money transfers to Israeli spy agency
By AP and ToI Staff
People wave Turkish and Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protest in Istanbul, Turkey, August 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 3, 2024, 3:21 pm
Turkey arrests Kosovar man suspected of acting as ‘financier’ for Mossad
Since January, Turkish authorities have detained dozens suspected of collecting data for Israel as Ankara-Jerusalem relations continue to deteriorate
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
File - Judges at the International Court of Justice arrive to hear South African arguments over Israel's Rafah offensive at The Hague, May 16, 2024. (Nick Gammon/AFP)
August 7, 2024, 4:45 pm
Turkey submits bid to join South Africa genocide case against Israel
Ankara joins handful of countries seeking to participate in the case at The Hague; if accepted, it will be able to make written submissions, speak at public hearings
By AP and ToI Staff
A drone carries an Israeli flag above the Turkish flag, which is lowered to half-mast in a show of mourning for slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, over Turkey's embassy in Tel Aviv, August 2, 2024. (Screen capture: Ynet, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 4, 2024, 3:08 pm
Drone with Israel flag trolls Turkey’s Haniyeh-saluting TLV embassy
Turkish ambassador, recalled to Ankara since November, complains after UAV hoists Israeli national banner over Turkish flag, lowered to half-staff to honor slain Hamas leader
By ToI Staff
The Turkish flag is flown at half-mast in honor of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv on August 2, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 2, 2024, 3:15 pm
Outcry as Turkish embassy in Israel lowers flag in honor of Haniyeh; envoy summoned
‘Israel will not accept expressions of participation in the mourning of a murderer,’ says Foreign Minister Israel Katz, as other politicians express outrage
This picture taken in Istanbul on August 2, 2024, shows the logo of the social network Instagram on a smartphone with the Turkish flag in the background. (Yasin Akgul/AFP)
August 2, 2024, 1:32 pm
Turkey blocks Instagram after removal of Haniyeh condolence posts from platform
Ban comes days after Erdogan aide criticized social network for excising posts in praise of Hamas leader killed in Tehran early Wednesday
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Protesters chant slogans during a pro-Palestinian protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
August 1, 2024, 5:08 pm
Turkey blocking NATO cooperation with Israel over Gaza ‘massacre,’ officials say
Since October, Ankara has thwarted all collaboration with Israel, which holds partner status in military alliance, sources say, adding Turkey will maintain stance until war ends
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A composite photo showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, May 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
July 29, 2024, 8:25 am
Turkey again compares Netanyahu to Hitler, saying ‘genocidal’ leaders meet their end
Comments come after Erdogan appeared to threaten an invasion of Israel, prompting Foreign Minister Katz to liken him to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein: ‘Remember how that ended’
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks during a military parade, in the Turkish-occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, July 20, 2024. (AP/Petros Karadjias)
July 28, 2024, 11:45 pm
Turkey’s Erdogan appears to issue open threat to invade Israel over war in Gaza
President says Turkey could intervene just as it did in Nagorno-Karabakh and Libya; Foreign Minister Katz hits back, comparing him to late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A street in the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, usually lined with restaurants and shops, sits empty amid Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and the halt to international tourism to the city, December 14, 2023. (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
July 18, 2024, 8:40 pm
Up to 60,000 Israeli businesses may close in 2024 as war takes toll on economy
CofaceBDI says 46,000 businesses have shut down since Hamas invasion and slaughter on Oct. 7 amid ongoing war; construction, agriculture and services sectors are hit hardest
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Members of Turkey's parliament vote to send Turkish troops to Libya to help the UN-supported government in Tripoli battle forces loyal to a rival administration in eastern Libya, January 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
July 10, 2024, 7:22 pm
Turkish Islamist party proposes bill punishing citizens who serve in IDF
Proposal by extremist party calls for revoking citizenship of Turkish nationals who fought in Gaza and for confiscating their assets
By ToI Staff
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