Evoluția relațiilor turco-israeliene, 2006-2026
The Evolution of Turkish-Israeli Relations, 2006-2026

Summary/Abstract: As tensions continue to rise across the Middle East, the evolution of Turkish-Israeli relations has become increasingly significant. This article examines the origins of the growing rivalry between Ankara and Tel Aviv. Following electoral victory of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2002, Türkiye adopted a more active foreign policy characterised by increased engagement with Middle Eastern states, grounded in cultural and religious affinities. Meanwhile, Israel continued to view its regional environment with distrust, perceiving it as a persistent source of hostility. As the two states pursued increasingly divergent foreign policy agendas, two major crises emerged: Erdoğan’s confrontation with Shimon Peres at the 2009 Davos Forum and the Mavi Marmara incident in 2010. Tensions persisted throughout the Arab Spring, interrupted only briefly by a period of rapprochement following Netanyahu’s phone call to Ankara in 2013. However, the trend of deteriorating relations intensified once again after the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024.

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