Israel

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has marked the International Holocaust Remembrance Day "paying respect to millions of Jews, Roma people, disabled persons as well as targeted minorities and groups systematically murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators."

The project will connect the electricity networks of Israel, Cyprus & Greece was approved by the EU following a proposal by the Commission

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay an official visit to Turkey in February, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Jan. 26, hailing it as a chance to mend frayed relations with the Jewish state.

The Minister of Tourism Hristo Prodanov held a working meeting with the Ambassador of the State of Israel, H.E. Yoram Elron. The two discussed bilateral relations between Israel and Bulgaria, as well as ways to improve tourist flows between the two countries.

Turkey's near-term priority in foreign policy will continue to be normalizing the strained ties with regional foes, including Armenia, Israel and Gulf countries, the daily Hürriyet has learned from sources.

Ankara’s narrative today is that Israel should route its gas through Turkey so that it can use profits to fund Hamas & other extremist groups in the region

After a two-year work of the Culture and Tourism Ministry's Anti-Smuggling Department, 14 works of Anatolian origin, stolen by the U.S. art collector Michael Steinhardt, one of the world's greatest collectors of antique art, have been handed over to the New York Consulate General by the Manhattan Prosecutor's Office for their return to Turkey.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Jan. 20 spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, over the phone, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said.

The conversation comes amid recent rapprochement attempts between the two countries after years of strain mainly due to the Palestinian issue.

The U.N. General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution on Jan. 20 condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies "to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion."

The deal costs Israel an estimated €3 billion and would see the submarines reach Israeli shores in 9 years