Mavi Marmara

March 13, 2018, 10:05 am

Free Gaza spox admits activist initiated fatal 2010 violence aboard Mavi Marmara

Report on inner-workings of anti-Semitic group reveals that Greta Berlin belatedly acknowledged 'crazy' Ken O'Keefe seized IDF commando's gun, sparking fight in which 10 Turks died

By Robert Philpot

Firearms officiers from the British police detain a man on Whitehall near the Houses of Parliament in central London on April 27, 2017 before being taken away by police. (AFP/Niklas Halle'n)

April 28, 2017, 10:10 pm

Man arrested with knives outside UK parliament ‘was aboard Mavi Marmara in 2010’

27-year-old Khalid Omar Ali was on ship that attempted to run Israeli security blockade of Gaza Strip

By TOI staff and AFP

Nicaragua’s Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres, right, with the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s deputy director general for Latin America, Modi Ephraim, in Managua, March 2017. (Courtesy Foreign Ministry of Nicaragua)

March 29, 2017, 11:06 am

Israel and Nicaragua renew ties after seven-year freeze

Deputy minister hails move as step toward 'building bridges' with left-wing Latin American countries without antagonizing Cuba lobby

By Raphael Ahren

Ismail Haniyeh, Gaza Strip's Hamas premier, left, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan salute the lawmakers and supporters of Erdogan's Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, January 3, 2012 (photo credit: AP)

March 21, 2017, 11:49 pm

Arrest of Gaza manager exposes Hamas’s Turkish connection

Even though Jerusalem and Ankara restored ties, organizations in Turkey continue to assist the Islamist terror group's efforts to attack Israel

By Avi Issacharoff

A picture taken from the southern Israel-Gaza border shows a rocket being launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Friday, July 11, 2014. (photo credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP)

March 21, 2017, 5:02 pm

Hamas tried to get more accurate maps to aim rockets

Shin Bet security agency says terror group sought advanced mapping program from Turkish organization

By TOI staff

Muhammad Murtaja, 40, arrested by the Shin Bet for allegedly helping funnel money from Turkish charities to the Hamas terrorist group. (Coordinator of the Government's Activities in the Territories)

March 21, 2017, 2:13 pm

Shin Bet: Hamas stealing Gaza aid from Turkish charities

Security service arrests one, accuses another of funneling reconstruction money to terrorist group's military wing

By Judah Ari Gross

Israelis get off the plane at the airport in Bodrum, Turkey, April 28, 2008. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

February 6, 2017, 6:52 am

Israeli tourists flock to Turkey amid rapprochement

Surge of some 80% in three years, according to Turkish media, attributed to improved ties since Netanyahu's apology over deadly 2010 flotilla raid

By TOI staff

Illustrative photo of Israeli natural gas rigs in the Mediterranean Sea, September 2, 2015. (Flash90)

February 5, 2017, 1:26 am

In further sign of warming ties, Turkish energy officials headed to Jerusalem

Delegation to discuss building underwater gas pipeline from Israel to Turkey, will head to Gaza to study ways to ease electricity shortage

By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff

A meeting between Israeli and Turkish diplomats in Ankara, Turkey on February 1, 2017. (Yuval Rotem, courtesy)

February 1, 2017, 8:13 pm

With détente in full force, Turkey to send ministers to Israel

After more than 6 years of strained ties, Foreign Ministry chief heads delegation to Ankara to meet Turkish officials

By Raphael Ahren

Yuval Rotem, director-general of the Foreign Ministry, October 13, 2016. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

January 31, 2017, 2:29 am

Foreign Ministry chief to visit Turkey for first bilateral talks in years

Yuval Rotem heads delegation to Ankara to meet Turkish officials, Jewish community leaders as ties warm 6 years after Mavi Marmara raid

By TOI staff

Footage taken from the 'Mavi Marmara' security cameras showing activists preparing to attack IDF soldiers, May 2010. (IDF Spokesperson/Flash90)

December 9, 2016, 7:30 pm

Turkish court drops case against Israelis over Gaza flotilla raid

Arrest warrant for the 4 ex-military chiefs also reportedly withdrawn, in wake of reconciliation deal between the two countries

By Agencies and TOI staff

December 2, 2016, 2:08 pm

Turkey prosecutor calls to drop Gaza flotilla case against Israelis

Istanbul court told charges against ex-defense officials should be abandoned due to recent reconciliation agreement

By Agencies

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan interviewed by Israeli reporter Ilana Dayan, November 2016 (Screen capture: Channel 2)

November 20, 2016, 10:23 pm

Erdogan: ‘Impossible’ IDF soldiers acted in self-defense on Marmara

As Jerusalem, Ankara restore ties, Turkish president tells Israeli interviewer he has 'all of the documents and evidence' that commandos instigated violence

By TOI staff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, visits Anitkabir, the mausoleum of founder of the Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, , during a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of his death in Ankara, on November 10, 2016. (AFP / ADEM ALTAN)

November 16, 2016, 10:16 am

Turkey taps Erdogan confidant as envoy to Israel, amid thaw

Appointment of Kemal Okem comes a day after Israel names Eitan Na’eh as ambassador to Ankara, part of reconciliation deal

By TOI staff and AFP

Israel's ambassador to Turkey Eitan Na'eh, whose appointment was announced on November 15, 2016. (courtesy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

November 15, 2016, 6:21 pm

Ties on the mend, Israel names new ambassador to Turkey

Appointment of Eitan Na'eh final step in restoring bilateral relations after 2010 Gaza flotilla fiasco

By Sue Surkes