Turkey
Full normalcy in Turkish-Israeli relations hinges on restrictions on Hamas by Yaakov Lapin, Jewish News Syndicate, December 28, 2022
Meanwhile, the new Israeli government has an opportunity to boost the partnership with Mediterranean allies Greece and Cyprus.
Israel-Turkey Relations Are Back, but Will They Last? by Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, August 26, 2022
For Sake of Regional Stability, U.S. Should Support Israel in Seeking End to Turkey-Hamas Ties by Alan Makovsky, Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), March 8, 2022
Hamas’ Istanbul Headquarters Has Directed Hundreds of Terror Attacks Against Israelis and Laundered Millions of Dollars by Nadav Shragai, The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Viewpoints No. 655, December 29, 2021
Israel’s Turkey Baloney by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, July 15, 2021
Erdogan again has his eyes set on Jerusalem by Nadav Shragai, Israel Hayom, March 1, 2021
The Turkish president believes that Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem is a historic accident, and everything he does is geared toward amending it.
Endy Zemenides: Turkey Is “More Foe than Friend” to Washington by Marilyn Stern, Middle East Forum Webinar, February 17, 2021 (includes summary and video, 33’43”)
Turkey is Seeking Global Power at America’s Expense by Simon A. Waldman and Asaf Romirowsky, The National Interest, November 9, 2020
The Short-Sighted Palestinian Turn Toward Turkey by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, October 22, 2020
Turkish Hyper-Activity Reverberates Throughout the Middle East by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser and Lenny Ben-David, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 20 No. 20, September 13, 2020
Israel-Turkey Relations Could Be In for a Change by Seth Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, May 22, 2020
Erdogan’s Turkish Delight: The Dangerous Reign of Ankara’s Corrupt President by Daniel Pipes, National Interest, November 13, 2019
The time has come not just to perceive Erdogan as an adversary but to anticipate the threat he presents to his country, his region, and beyond.
The Fireman and the Arsonist by Michael J. Koplow, IPF, Koplow Column, July 27, 2017
Turkey’s Failed Grand Design for the Middle East by Burak Bekdil, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives No. 499, June 16, 2017
Interests and Attitudes In Turkish-Israeli Relations by Gokhan Cinkara, Israel Policy Forum, Matzav Blog, May 4
The Hostage Air Base and Its Hydrogen Bombs by Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen, Israel Policy Forum, July 20, 2016
Don’t Be Fooled by Turkey’s Stunt by Eylon Aslan-Levy, Israel Policy Forum, Matzav Blog, July 7, 2016
The Importance of Interests by IDF Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, Israel Hayom, July 6, 2016
Terrorism and Turkey’s Deal with Israel: Will Cooperation Work? by Michael J. Koplow, Foreign Affairs, June 29, 2016 [link for non-subscribers]
Turkey and the Value of Saying No by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, June 27, 2016
Hamas Still Finds Harbor in Turkey by Jonathan Schanzer, The Weekly Standard, June 9, 2016
Turkey’s Erdoğan Gambles and Loses by Daniel Pipes, The Australian, March 19, 2016
“Muslim Jerusalem”: Turkey’s Message of “Peace” to Israel by Uzay Bulut, Gatestone Institute, March 17, 2016
Turkey and Israel: A Loveless Date by Burak Bekdil, Middle East Forum, February 9, 2016
Ankara’s Failure: How Turkey Lost the Arab Spring by Jonathan Schanzer and Merve Tahiroglu, Foreign Affairs, January 26, 2016
Entente with Turkey – like lipstick on a pig? by Martin Sherman, The Jerusalem Post, December 24, 2015
The smart thing for Israel to do is to let Turkey’s Islamist president stew in his own juices and suffer the consequences of his own hubris.
An Israeli Gas Pipeline to Turkey? Bad Idea by Daniel Pipes, National Review Online, December 20, 2015
When All Else Fails, Call Israel by Shoshana Bryen, Gatestone Institute, December 18, 2015
Shady Ships and Turkish Lips by Burak Bekdil, Gatestone Institute, May 22, 2015
Two weeks after Zuckerberg said ‘je suis Charlie,’ Facebook begins censoring images of prophet Muhammad by Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post, January 2, 2015
Turkey is no American Ally by Efraim Inbar, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives, January 4, 2015
Turkish President Erdogan, AKP Government Increasingly Steer Country Back To Ottoman Past, Declare War On Ataturk Reforms, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Special Dispatches No. 5908, December 18, 2014
How Turkey Went Bad by Daniel Pipes, The Weekly Standard, October 13, 2014
Erdoğan’s Flying Carpet Unravels by David P. Goldman, Asia Times, September 23, 2014
An Unhelpful Ally by Jonathan Schanzer, Wall Street Journal Europe, June 25, 2014
Fichte, Erdogan, Obama by Edward Alexander, The Weekly Standard Vol. 19, No. 17, January 13, 2014
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan “is one of those Europeans who believe that the Holocaust gave anti-Semitism a bad name, and that it deserves yet another chance.”
Erdoğan Is in Trouble by Efraim Inbar, BESA Center Perspectives, Middle East Forum, December 29, 2013
The Rise of TurkeyThe Problem with Turkey’s “Zero-Problem” Foreign Policy by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, December 3, 2013
Turkey: Hello, I Must Be Going by Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations, November 4, 2013
A Hot Turkish Autumn by Robert Ellis, Gatestone Institute, September 5, 2013
Getting Erdoğan Wrong by Svante Cornell, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), July 12, 2013. See also video (12’25”), JINSA CEO Dr. Makovsky Discusses Turkey With Leading Expert Dr. Svante Cornell, July 15, 2013
Behind Obama’s Turkey Win by Lee Smith, Tablet, March 29, 2013: “How Bibi Netanyahu handed the American president a big trophy—and got what Israel wanted all along”
The Forgotten Secular Turkish Model by H. Akın Ünver, Middle East Quarterly Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2013
Ankara’s Unacknowledged Genocide by Efraim Karsh, Middle East Quarterly Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2013
Islamic Supremacy Alive and Well in Ankara: Turkey, Past and Future by Diana Muir Appelbaum, Middle East Quarterly Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2013
Talking Turkey by Daniel Pipes, National Review Online, December 26, 2012
Turkey’s Distinctive Brew by Soner Cagaptay, The Atlantic, December 11, 2012 [A response: How Revolutions Work: Turkey, America, and the Arab World By Barry Rubin, Rubin Reports, March 15, 2013]
Turkey’s Islamist Turn, 10 Years Later by Daniel Pipes, Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2012
Waiting for Turkey’s Apology by Gerald M. Steinberg, Times of Israel, October 4, 2012
A Phantom Wrapped in an Enigma Wrapped in a Riddle: Why we should worry about Turkey’s missing jet by Claire Berlinski, Gatestone Institute, August 11, 2012
Mavi Marmara 2010 = Syrian Anti-Aircraft 2012 by Daniel Pipes, National Review, June 27, 2012
Power Veto: Time for America to Stop Apologizing for Turkish Obstructionism by Gabriel Max Scheinmann, The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, May 29, 2012
Kastelorizo – Mediterranean Flashpoint? by Daniel Pipes, National Review, February 7, 2012
What Drives Turkish Foreign Policy? by Svante E. Cornell, Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2012 [PDF]
The Trouble with Turkey by Michael Rubin, National Review, October 17, 2011
Cyprus on the World Stage by Daniel Pipes, National Review, October 11, 2011
Iran Sees New Opportunity for Regional Domination Despite Turkish Competition by Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 11, No. 15, September 15, 2011
Israel Needs a New Kurdish Policy by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, September 12, 2011
Turkey into the Abyss, JINSA Report #1118, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, September 7, 2011
Turkey – What Went Wrong? by Mordechai Kedar, Middle Eastern Insights No. 11, September 3, 2011