IDF allows Israeli athletes to go to Turkey despite travel warning - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Jun 16, 2022

Tourists pass through a police checkpoint in Istanbul. — Tourists pass through a police checkpoint in Istanbul as the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia Mosque are surrounded by a police fence for security reasons, on June 14, 2022. Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on June 13, 2022, urged citizens in Turkey to leave "as soon as possible" over threats that Iranian operatives are actively planning attacks on Israelis in Istanbul. — OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images

Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevult Cavusuglo at a joint press conference, Ankara, Turkey, June 23, 2022.

Israel’s FM Lapid makes first visit to Turkey, focused on security cooperation

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Israel calls on nationals to leave Turkey over Iranian terror threat

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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Israeli security whisks nationals out of Turkey over Iranian plot

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israel is urging citizens visiting to Turkey to leave immediately the popular tourist destination over threats of attack by Iranian operatives

Israel urges nationals to leave Turkey over Iran attack threat

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