http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/06/01/2739398/with-flotilla-deaths-turkey-may-be-near-tipping-point-on-israel http://www.jta.org/site/with-flotilla-deaths-turkey-may-be-near-tipping-point-on-israel/#When:21:54:00Z Israel's raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla of ships, in which four Turks were killed, represents a new nadir in Turkish-Israel ties. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2010-06-01T21:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/04/14/1011575/turkey-emerging-as-a-wildcard-on-iran http://www.jta.org/site/turkey-emerging-as-a-wildcard-on-iran/#When:17:02:00Z As an American-led consensus develops around the need for a new round of sanctions against Iran, Turkey -- a U.S. ally and NATO member -- is emerging as something of a wild card on the issue. Frontpage Sub Headline, World, Sub Headline 2010-04-14T17:02:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/10/13/1008481/does-anger-over-gaza-threaten-turkey-israel-ties http://www.jta.org/site/does-anger-over-gaza-threaten-turkey-israel-ties/#When:22:21:00Z Turkey's postponement of a planned military exercise including Israel may not be a new crisis but an indication that Turkey’s changing domestic and foreign policy considerations are redefining the country’s relationship with the Jewish state. Frontpage Sub Headline, World, Lead Headline 2009-10-13T22:21:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/01/12/1002170/turkeys-harsh-criticism-of-israel-raises-questions http://www.jta.org/site/turkeys-harsh-criticism-of-israel-raises-questions/#When:21:27:00Z Does Turkey's harsh criticism of Israel over the Gaza operation jeopardize Israel-Turkey ties and Turkey's role as Middle East peace broker? Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-01-12T21:27:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/11/13/105295/turkeyisrael http://www.jta.org/site/turkeyisrael/#When:10:00:01Z Inconceivable only a few years ago, Turkey is strengthening ties with its neighbors while recasting itself in the role of regional mediator. Now Ankara is looking east, not West. Middle East 2007-11-13T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/11/09/105217/pkkturkey http://www.jta.org/site/pkkturkey/#When:10:00:01Z In a region that 15 years ago saw thousands of people killed and villages destroyed in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish soldiers, the prospect of renewed violence is causing deep concern for safety and Turkish democracy. Middle East 2007-11-09T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/10/22/104801/turkeygenocide http://www.jta.org/site/turkeygenocide/#When:09:00:01Z Turkey is blaming Jews for a U.S. congressional committee's passage of a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide. But U.S. Jewish leaders say Ankara should look in the mirror. Middle East 2007-10-22T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/07/17/103076/TurkeyJews http://www.jta.org/site/TurkeyJews/#When:09:00:01Z Forced to choose between an economically successful Islamic-oriented party and an anti-Western secular party, Turkish Jews are leaning toward the secularists in upcoming parliamentary elections. Middle East 2007-07-17T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/04/18/101229/iraniancoupleturkey http://www.jta.org/site/iraniancoupleturkey/#When:09:00:01Z An Iranian couple that undertook a perilous journey to Istanbul hoping to make their way to Israel find themselves trapped in a frightening legal and bureaucratic maze. Middle East 2007-04-18T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2005/04/21/12744/Turkeysprimeminis http://www.jta.org/site/Turkeysprimeminis/#When:09:00:01Z Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recently announced to Israel, set for early May, might signal that the tensions between the two countries are beginning to recede. 2005-04-21T09:00:01-05:00