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'3-0 victory': Turkey’s roundabout deal may clear way for F-35s

Ankara reportedly looking to sell its Russian-made S-400 defense system, potentially lifting US sanctions, restoring access to stealth jets and securing advanced engines for its indigenous fighter jet program

ynet | 07.10.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו נשיא ארצות הברית דונלד טראמפ

Netanyahu tells Trump Erdogan’s anti-Israel rhetoric is reaching dangerous levels

PM raises concerns over Turkish officials’ rhetoric and says Israel must preserve air superiority as Washington weighs selling F-35 jets to Ankara

Itamar Eichner | 07.10.26

פסגת נאט"ו טורקיה ארדואן נתן למנהיגים מתנה אקדח ו קליעים זו הערכה שניתנה לנשיא ליטא

Erdogan wanted to impress NATO leaders. His gift gave them a legal headache

Turkey’s president handed each leader at the Ankara summit an engraved, locally made revolver with live ammunition, forcing some delegations to leave the gifts behind, send them to customs or plan to disable them before import

News agencies | 07.09.26

Israel urges US to downgrade F-35 jets if Turkey deal goes ahead

Despite Trump’s signals that he may sell advanced stealth fighters to Ankara, Israeli officials believe the deal can still be blocked or conditioned on Turkey cutting alleged terror-finance channels to Hamas and Hezbollah

Itamar Eichner | 07.08.26

טראמפ וארדואן בטקס קבלת פנים באנקרה לפני פסגת נאט"ו

Trump says he prevented ‘loyal’ Turkey from attacking Israel, weighs F-35 sale

At NATO summit meeting with Erdogan in Ankara, Trump praised Turkey’s loyalty and said a decision was coming on F-35 jets, while Erdogan said Trump had promised Ankara five aircraft and ‘always keeps his promises’

ynet | 07.07.26

Trump’s Turkey gamble threatens Israel’s military edge

The emerging US plan to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, despite Jerusalem’s objections, signals a possible shift from decades of American policy aimed at preserving Israel’s qualitative military edge in the region

Itamar Eichner | 07.07.26

Turkey’s Erdogan goes from NATO outlier to key ally as Europe rearms

Europe’s military buildup and Trump’s push for greater allied defense spending have transformed Ankara from NATO’s most difficult member into one of its most valuable

Elyasaf Kosman | 07.07.26

Erdogan says 'war-addicted' Israel must not 'dynamite' US-Iran deal

Speaking alongside Pakistan’s prime minister in Istanbul, Turkish president says lasting peace must be backed by regional countries

Reuters | 07.04.26

Turkey is becoming Israel’s new demon, but it is not Iran

Why Turkey is still far from becoming ‘the new Iran’

Turkey backs Hamas, deepens its foothold in Syria, expands its air and naval ambitions and is drawing closer to Egypt, while fiery rhetoric in Jerusalem and Ankara fuels fears of escalation. But despite the strategic challenge, analysts say Erdogan’s Turkey is not Iran

Dr. Michael Milshtein | 07.04.26

דניז קוגטס קומיקאי טורקי שנעצר לאחר שהעליב את ארדואן

Turkish comedian arrested for 'insulting' Erdogan and Islam

Deniz Göktaş was detained at Istanbul airport after a viral stand-up routine in which he mocked Turkey’s president and joked about the Quran; prosecutors say they received 185 complaints accusing him of insulting the president and religious values

ynet | 07.03.26

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend next week's NATO summit in Turkey, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Trump signals possible return of Turkey to F-35 program ahead of Erdogan meeting

As Netanyahu seeks to curb Turkey's regional influence and Ankara escalates its rhetoric against Israel, Trump is set to meet Erdogan at the NATO summit, where he is expected to discuss restoring Turkey's access to F-35 fighter jets

AP | 07.03.26

Turkey says Israel is 'problem for the entire world'; Sa’ar calls it 'genocide incitement'

Tensions rise after Israel’s historic recognition of the Armenian genocide: Turkey’s foreign minister said Israel had become 'a burden humanity can no longer bear'; Sa’ar called it 'clear incitement to genocide'

ynet | 07.03.26

Erdogan rejects Israel’s Armenian genocide recognition: Turkey has ‘no genocide’ in its history

Turkish president accuses Jerusalem of deflecting attention from Gaza after its Cabinet unanimously recognized the Ottoman-era mass killing of Armenians as genocide

Itamar Eichner | 06.30.26

Israel and Greece are increasingly concerned that Trump may let Turkey buy F-35 stealth jets again

Israel fears Turkish F-35 deal could put Israeli-made parts in Ankara’s hands

Euractiv reports growing concern in Jerusalem and Athens that the Trump administration may consider restoring Ankara’s access to the stealth fighter program, seven years after Turkey was removed over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system

Itamar Eichner | 06.30.26

נשיא טורקיה ארדואן נואם מול האפיפיור ליאו ה-14 ב אנקרה

'I asked him to stay out of it': Trump says Erdogan kept Turkey from joining Iran in war

As Trump claims Erdoğan helped keep Turkey out of a potential Iran conflict, he also praises other world leaders, framing diplomacy as key to preventing escalation in a broader regional war and highlighting his personal role in de-escalation efforts.

ynet | 06.25.26