- Dr. George N. Tzogopoulos
- August 5, 2020
- Paper No. 19
Israel and Turkey appear to be making progress in terms of rewarming their bilateral ties. Roey Gilad, Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Israel in Turkey, published an article in Halimiz suggesting that the two countries could cooperate in Syria as well as in the fight against COVID-19. Other media outlets, including The Jerusalem Post, have also published stories on a potential rapprochement between the two states, though challenges and obstacles certainly remain. BESA joins the debate by posing the question: How serious is the Israeli-Turkish rapprochement?