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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Relatives and officials look at the coffin of late Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, shot dead by Israeli forces while protesting against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, during her funeral ceremony at the Didim central mosque in Aydin Province on September 14, 2024. (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
American-Turkish activist killed in West Bank is laid to rest in Turkey
By AFP and ToI Staff
Ankara vows killing won’t go unpunished while US calls for accountability, urges Israel to reexamine IDF’s rules of engagement
Relatives and officials look at the coffin of late Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, shot dead by Israeli forces while protesting against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, during her funeral ceremony at the Didim central mosque in Aydin Province on September 14, 2024. (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
September 14, 2024, 7:48 pm
American-Turkish activist killed in West Bank is laid to rest in Turkey
Ankara vows killing won’t go unpunished while US calls for accountability, urges Israel to reexamine IDF’s rules of engagement
By AFP and ToI Staff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, on September 4, 2024. (AP/ Francisco Seco)
September 9, 2024, 11:10 pm
Erdogan demands Muslim leaders convene summit over Temple Mount ‘expansionism’
Turkish president also says he will appeal to The Hague over killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi at a protest in the West Bank last week
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Mossad chief David Barnea attends a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 9, 2024, 2:08 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 9: Day 339 – Pessimism from all sides taints hostage negotiations
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman with a deep dive into the growing daylight between Israel and Egypt; editor Amy Spiro on Team Israel’s 20-year high medal grab at the Paralympics
By 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
In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi during their meeting at Al-Ittihadiya palace in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 14, 2024. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
September 4, 2024, 12:10 pm
Egypt’s Sissi heads to Turkey for 1st presidential visit in 12 years amid warming ties
Trip comes as countries plan some 20 agreements on gas, defense, tourism; leaders to also discuss Israel-Hamas war, Israeli operations in the West Bank
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Turkish ruling and opposition lawmakers fight each other after a scuffle between former footballer Alpay Ozalan (unseen), a lawmaker from Erdogan's ruling AKP party and Turksih Workers Party (TIP) deputy Ahmet Sik (unseen) at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on August 16, 2024. (Adem Altan/AFP)
August 17, 2024, 2:17 pm
Turkish lawmakers draw blood in parliament brawl
Female lawmaker struck after opposition representative calls Erdogan’s ruling party a ‘terrorist organization’ during debate on jailed colleague
By andrew wilks
This handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish Presidential Press Service on August 14, 2024, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shaking hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. (Turkish Presidential Press Service/AFP)
August 15, 2024, 5:27 am
Hosting Abbas, Erdogan vows to keep pushing for international pressure on Israel
PA leader to address Turkey’s parliament; Turkish president says he also planned to invite Haniyeh before the Hamas chief was assassinated
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Israel Katz tours the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 14, 2024, 7:16 pm
‘Pretty infantile’: Public diplomacy mavens pan FM for insulting world leaders on X
Top ‘hasbara’ activists say Israel Katz’s habit of lampooning heads of state on social media is ineffective, perceived as unserious and ‘just adds fuel to the flame’
By ToI Staff
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
Turkish President Recep Teyyip Erdogan speaks at a human rights-themed event hosted by his Islamist AKP political party in the Turkish capital of Ankara, August 5, 2024. (Screen capture: X/Türkiye Canlı, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 5, 2024, 8:35 pm
Erdogan slams ‘digital fascism’ as Turkey said to ban Instagram over Haniyeh posts
Turkish president accuses social media of censoring ‘Palestinian martyrs’; Ankara holding talks with Meta-owned company as e-commerce losing millions daily since Aug. 2 shutdown
By Agencies 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
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
Pro-Hamas demonstrators take part in a rally to protest the killing of the Hamas terror group's leader Ismail Haniyeh, following evening prayers in Fatih district of Istanbul on July 31, 2024. (Kemal Aslan/AFP)
August 1, 2024, 6:51 am
Pro-Hamas march held in Istanbul after Erdogan slams ‘perfidious’ killing of Haniyeh
Demonstrators send ‘greetings to the resistance in Gaza,’ burn Israeli flag and hold up posters with images of Palestinian terror chief, who Turkish leader calls ‘my brother’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
July 29, 2024, 11:20 pm
Foreign minister urges NATO to expel Turkey after Erdogan threatened to invade Israel
Katz accuses Ankara of joining ‘Iranian axis of evil’ after president said his country must show Israel how strong it is
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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