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United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, speaks with White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller at the Bestepe Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
July 8, 2026, 11:10 am
Hegseth’s visit to Israel canceled amid rising tensions between US, Iran
US defense minister’s trip would have been his first since he became Pentagon chief; Hegseth had been expected to meet Netanyahu, Katz amid concerns over potential F-35 sale to Turkey
By Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Agencies
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli (left) attends a special plenary session at the auditorium in the Knesset, Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara, July 6, 2026. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
July 7, 2026, 2:59 pm
Likud minister calls Turkey’s Erdogan a ‘grotesque hybrid of Hitler and Sinwar’
Diaspora Minister Chikli says vocally anti-Israel leader is a ‘pathetic blood-soaked zero’ and ‘patron of Hamas and ISIS,’ as Israeli rhetoric against Ankara escalates
By Grace Gilson
Hossam Hassan, head coach of Egypt, holds a Palestinian flag after his team's victory through the penalty shootout during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match with Australia, July 3, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (Molly Darlington /Getty Images via AFP)
July 4, 2026, 5:20 pm
Egypt’s manager raises Palestinian flag after World Cup knockout win
Video shows Hossam Hassan holding flag to chants of ‘free free Palestine’; Wimbledon backs Turkish player, says watermelon racket dampener not disruptive to game
By ToI Staff and AP
Turkey-based Hamas operatives revealed by the Shin Bet on June 21, 2026. (Shin Bet)
June 21, 2026, 4:16 pm
Shin Bet says it foiled dozens of Hamas attacks led by Turkey-based operatives
Agency names several terrorists who allegedly worked on plots to attack Israelis, recruited operatives, transferred weapons and raised funds
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a speech during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Turkey, April 17, 2026. (Riza Ozel/AP)
June 10, 2026, 4:41 pm
Erdogan: Israel’s strikes on Lebanon and Syria threaten Turkey
Turkish president says Israeli ‘aggression’ must be stopped, claims Jerusalem trying to destabilize Mideast and light ‘fire of discord’ in Cyprus; Netanyahu brands him ‘antisemitic dictator’
By Reuters and Nava Freiberg
A screenshot of a speech made by Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi at a AKP Party conference in Çorum, Turkey, June 6, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 7, 2026, 11:23 pm
Turkey’s interior minister vows to ‘liberate’ Jerusalem, return it to Turkish hands
‘Wake up,’ Israel’s Foreign Ministry tells Mustafa Çiftçi, ‘Ottoman Empire is gone’; in Turkish-language rebuke, Katz says Jerusalem ‘will remain Israel’s capital forever’
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump arrives at the White House , May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
May 25, 2026, 5:36 pm
Trump says ‘mandatory’ for Muslim nations involved in Iran deal to join Abraham Accords
US president urges Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to normalize ties with Israel; Saudi source says not without ‘irreversible pathway’ to Palestinian state
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Scenes from a video released by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir showing the minister taunting bound and detained flotilla activists at Ashdod Port on May 20, 2026. (Ben Gvir via X)
May 25, 2026, 4:40 am
Arab, Islamic FMs call Ben Gvir’s taunts of flotilla activists ‘assault on human dignity’
Eight Arab and Muslim countries are latest to condemn far-right minister over video showing him taunting activists kneeling on floor with their hands tied
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Turkish riot police standing guard outside the Republican People's Party (CHP) headquarters in Ankara, on May 24, 2026. (Adem Altan/AFP)
May 24, 2026, 4:04 pm
Turkish police storm opposition party’s offices, fire tear gas and rubber bullets
CHP chair Ozgur Ozel was ousted by an appeals court that many say was aimed at neutralizing the party ahead of the next election
By CINAR KIPER
CHP leader Ozgur Ozel gestures to party members during his speech during a party convention, in Ankara, Turkey, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
May 22, 2026, 1:45 am
Turkish court ousts main opposition chief in blow to Erdogan’s rivals
Ozgur Ozel calls decision ‘a coup,’ says his CHP party will appeal, urges higher court to ‘save Turkey from a disaster’; predecessor and reinstated leader calls for calm
By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ece Toksabay
A member of Turkish security forces stands alert near the unstaffed Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on April 7, 2026, following a shootout between gunmen and police. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
May 20, 2026, 8:50 pm
Israel said weighing closure of Istanbul consulate, left empty for over 2 years
Source says Israel is spending a lot of money on premises that have been vacant since relations with Ankara soured again over outbreak of Gaza war
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP)
May 20, 2026, 3:18 pm
Trump says Netanyahu will ‘do whatever I want’ on Iran after pair said to hold tense call
Revolutionary Guard says its ‘devastating blows will crush’ its ‘American-Zionist enemy’ if Trump resumes strikes, as Pakistani interior minister back in Iran for talks
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks on May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 11, 2026, 5:16 pm
Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘on life support’ after Tehran submitted ‘garbage’ proposal
US president says he’s considering renewing operation to escort ships through Hormuz, as Netanyahu convenes security cabinet and Iran calls US ‘greatest threat’ to world peace
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attending a consultative meeting of foreign ministers from a group of Arab and Islamic countries in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on March 19, 2026. (Baraa Anwer/AP)
April 13, 2026, 5:51 pm
Turkish FM: Israel trying to ‘declare Turkey the new enemy’ after Iran
Hakan Fidan says Jerusalem ‘cannot live without an enemy,’ accusing both government and opposition lawmakers of taking part in ‘state strategy’ against Ankara
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting, April 13, 2026 (Screenshot/GPO)
April 13, 2026, 4:26 pm
Netanyahu: Iran ceasefire could end at any moment, we back Trump’s blockade
PM says US walked away from talks over red lines on Hormuz, enriched uranium; ahead of US operation in strait, IDF says it remains on ‘heightened alert’ for any development
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
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