Israel–Turkey relations

Turkish and Israeli teams have made progress toward finalizing an agreement to mend ties between the two countries, agreeing that a deal will be finalized in the next meeting to be convened "very soon," Ankara has announced.

At least 15 energy companies want to be part of a planned consortium which will carry Israeli gas to Europe via Turkey, according to Turcas CEO Batu Aksoy, who said the first Israeli gas may reach Turkey in the next five years. 

Officials from Turkey and Israel will meet soon to hold talks to mend the strained ties since 2010

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, who went to Washington last week to attend a nuclear summit, received perhaps his warmest welcome from pro-Israel lobby groups as he enjoyed the benefits of the recent rapprochement between Turkey and Israel.

Jewish leaders must stand against Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and xenophobia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said March 30.      

Last week's suicide bomb attack in Istanbul that killed three Israelis and one Iranian citizen has produced one rather unexpected result. The fact that Turkish authorities have tried to do their best to help Israeli diplomats heal their wounds in the aftermath of the March 19 suicide bombing have been sincerely appreciated by the Israeli administration. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 23 that he was hopeful that upcoming negotiations between Israel and Turkey "will produce positive results" and enable the renewal of relations between the two countries.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has called his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, to express his gratitude regarding the latter's message expressing his condolences for the three Israeli citizens killed in the March 19 suicide bombing attack in Istanbul. 

Rivlin called Erdo?an, who had sent a telegram of condolences, on March 22, according to Turkish presidential sources. 

The director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Dore Gold, has thanked the Turkish government for what it did in the aftermath of the Istanbul attack that killed three Israeli citizens and underlined the need for an alliance in the fight against terror. 

The director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Dore Gold, has thanked the Turkish government for what it did in the aftermath of the Istanbul attack that killed three Israeli citizens and underlined the need for an alliance in the fight against terror.