Turkey and Israel are two regional rivals who are now seeking closer ties. At the invitation of President Erdoآنan, Israeli President Herzog will pay an official visit to Turkey from March 9. A look at the bombings in Turkish-Israeli relations over the past 12 years.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay an official visit to Turkey on Wednesday, March 9, at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during which the two regional rival states will try to put an end to the bitterness of the past. Relations between the two countries have been strained several times in the past, and President Herzog's visit will be the first by a top Israeli leader to Turkey since 2008.
What has happened in Turkish-Israeli relations over the last twelve years?
- May 2010: Nine Turkish aid workers are killed in an attack by Israeli commandos in the Sea of Marmara on a Turkish naval aid convoy carrying aid to Gaza during the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory of Hamas-administered Gaza. Were The tenth injured worker died in 2014 after being in a coma for almost four years. The incident sparked long-running tensions between Turkey and Israel.
- September 2011: Turkish government reduces Israeli diplomatic presence in Ankara to second secretary level only. This was followed by the release of a report by the United Nations on the deadly 2010 maritime incident. The move meant that Turkey expelled virtually all major Israeli diplomats.
- March 2013: In a phone call following efforts by US President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally apologized to Recep Tayyip Erdoآنan and expressed regret over the Turkish killings in the Turkish Sea of Marmara. Israeli commandos were involved in the operation against the naval aid convoy.
۔ December 2015: An initial agreement is reached to normalize Israeli-Turkish relations, and ambassadors from both countries return to each other's capitals.
۔ June 2016: An agreement was signed between Israel and Turkey to restore bilateral relations after six years of tension. The agreement was described by then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a "major signal" for regional security and stability.
November 2016: Relations between the two rival countries further improved and President Erdoآنan nominated a new Turkish ambassador to Israel, after which Israel also sent its new ambassador to Ankara.
۔ June 2017: Turkish Finance Minister confirms that Israel has paid a total of 20 20 million in compensation to the families of those killed in the Marmara Sea incident.
۔ May 2018: The two countries once again deported each other's top diplomats. At least 60 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes during protests in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians were protesting against the relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoآنan called the deaths of dozens of Palestinians genocide and Israel a terrorist state.
December 2019: Israel opposes an agreement reached a few months ago between Turkey and Libya, which defined maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean. A month later, Israel, Greece and Cyprus also signed an agreement on a pipeline to supply natural gas to Europe. Turkey strongly opposed the plan, which was later shelved.
۔ November 2021 - Turkey releases an Israeli couple accused of spying and arrested while taking pictures of President Erdoآنan's official residence in Istanbul. Israel denies the allegations. Later, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke to President Erdoآنan on the phone, which according to Bennett's office was the first meeting between the two heads of government since 2013.
۔ February 2022: President Erdoآنan says Turkey and Israel can work together on a plan to supply Israeli natural gas to Europe. He also said that energy cooperation between the two countries would be discussed in March.
۔ February 2022: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevl چاt شavu اوoلوlu says ahead of the Israeli president's forthcoming official visit to Turkey that Turkey will never give up its full support for the establishment of a free and independent Palestinian state in order to establish closer relations with Israel. ۔
۔ March 2022: Both Israel and Turkey say that during Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Turkey, Erdoآنan and Herzog will review bilateral relations and discuss ways to increase cooperation.
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