Is Turkey's Government Seeking Israeli Scapegoat for Protests? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Arad Nir

Arad Nir

Jun 24, 2013

A poster depicts Israeli President Shimon Peres (2nd R) as a football player standing guard alongside President Barack Obama (2nd L) and exiled Islamic leader Fethullah Gulen (L) while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan scores a goal, in Gezi Park, Istanbul, June 6, 2013. — Arad Nir

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A Palestinian youth draped in a Turkish flag looks at the Gaza Seaport during a rally in support of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Gaza City June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX10RQ8

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a conference in Istanbul, Turkey May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RTSENZJ

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In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

An Israeli delegation arrives at the Turkish Foreign Ministry to hold talks on compensation for families of victims killed in a 2010 naval raid on Turkish-led humanitarian-aid convoy to Gaza, in Ankara April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXYVKG

Erdogan Needs Israel to Recast Faltering Mideast Policy

Arad Nir

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3YQ61

Relations with Turkey sink lower after Erdogan's Israel comments

Arad Nir