Turkey, Former Ottoman Empire's Hatred For Israel Activated and Running

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                           

In this handout photo released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry press service, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, sits with Syria’s interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, aka Julani during their meeting in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP)

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa (born 29 October 1982), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is a Syrian politician and former rebel commander terrorist newly serving as the president of Syria since his takeover of Assad recently this year in 2025.

When you see an airfield closed to nobody but to Israel, you know that country, Turkey, has a MAD-ON.  That's the situation today.

"ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey announced Friday it was closing its airspace to Israeli government planes and any cargo of arms for the Israeli military while closing its ports to maritime trade between third countries and Israel.

The announcement by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan came on top of a ban on direct trade between Turkey and Israel announced in May of 2024.

“We have completely cut off our trade with Israel. We have closed our ports to Israeli ships,” Fidan told a special parliamentary debate on Gaza in Ankara. “We do not allow container ships carrying weapons and ammunition to Israel to enter our ports, nor do we allow aircraft to enter our airspace.”

Ankara has been a harsh critic of Israeli attacks on Gaza, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeatedly referring to Israel’s actions as genocide and likening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Hitler."

What he is doing is leading the charge against Israel, his nemisis;  taking the lead away from Iran, his competitor in the Muslim World, with his desire to be the big shot.                                            

                       Ottoman Empire soldiers in 1910 Palestine

                                      Read Meyer Levin's "The Settlers " about Jews returning to their ancient land that was held by the Ottoman Empire.  Not only a great read, but a great story line.   Historic Novel.  

The Ottoman Empire started from 1299.  Its hold on Palestine was from 1517 to 1917 when they lost WWI as the axis member.  The Ottoman Empire began around 1299 CE when Osman I, a leader of Turkic tribes in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), founded a small principality, or beylik. This small state grew to become a vast empire, with its power consolidating especially after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 and continuing to be a major global power for centuries. 

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who has been the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. Coming from an Islamist background and promoting socially conservative policies, Turkey has experienced increasing authoritarianism, democratic backsliding and suppression of dissent under Erdoğan's rule. He dreams of being the head of the Empire again.  

And by the way, Israel has not only been fighting for its life on 7 fronts, but also convaluted stories making them look like monsters after a history of trying to be following G-d's directions of fair play with of mankind, the leading land of Christian values as well as Muslim ones, downright lies and lying pictures not even photoshopped but labeled wrongly, besides side-stepping such a snake in the grass as Erdogan.  If you are a religious person, you might also be a historian as well of the Middle East, especially Israel's history, and know the pitfalls they keep falling into.  You also have faith they'll be helped, like I have.

The current situation is the culmination of decades of fluctuating and often tense relations. While Turkey was the first Muslim-majority country to recognize Israel in 1949, the relationship has repeatedly deteriorated under Erdoğan's leadership. Past flashpoints include: 

• The 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, in which Israeli commandos boarded a Turkish-backed flotilla headed for Gaza, resulting in the deaths of several Turkish citizens and leading to a collapse of bilateral relations.
• Continued Turkish support for Hamas, which Israel considers a terrorist organization. Turkey hosts Hamas leaders and has been a major source of financial and political support for the group. 
• Israeli condemnations: Israeli officials have accused Turkey of hosting and supporting Hamas. In response to Erdoğan's rhetoric in late 2023, Israel recalled its diplomatic representatives from Turkey for a reassessment of relations. 

• Erdoğan's accusations: President Erdoğan has repeatedly labeled Israel a "terror state" and accused it of committing genocide in Gaza. In July 2024, he even suggested Turkey might intervene militarily, comparing it to Turkish military operations in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh.

• Diplomatic relations severed: On November 13, 2024, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey had severed all diplomatic ties with Israel, citing Israel's reluctance to end the war in Gaza.  That was just after October 2023 when Israel was hit by Hamas killer surprise invasion on a Jewish holiday.  
• Trade and airspace cut off: On August 29, 2025, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Turkey was completely severing all commercial and economic ties with Israel. This includes closing its airspace to Israeli government and military flights and banning Israeli-linked ships from its ports. 

 

Resource:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Turkey_relations#:~:text=As%20a%20result%20of%20positive,Secretary%22%20on%2030%20November%201980.

https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2025/08/juggling-iranian-hezbollah-units-near.html

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-israel-airspace-fidan-5a56f63218fda2a06a447c217c355ee3