Jihad Watch has been reporting on Turkey since this site began in 2003. See HERE. For years, the country, led by the despotic Islamic supremacist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has posed a developing danger to Israel, as well as to America and Western interests. Western culture tends to focus on appearance and mannerisms, and the warriors of jihad are well aware of this. That’s why the former al-Qaeda leader who is now president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, now presents himself in a suit and tie. In the case of Turkey, the country should long ago have been thrown out of NATO, but Erdogan is likewise well-versed in how to manipulate Westerners. Erdogan and Trump appeared to be best buds at the NATO summit in The Hague on June 24. And U.S. ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack “expects Donald Trump and Tayyip Erdogan to resolve long-standing defence-related sanctions on Turkey by year end.” That would mean settling “the issue of sanctions, which the U.S. imposed in 2020 over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence systems.”
Now comes a clever analysis from Shay Gal in the publication Israel Hayom. Gal is a senior strategic advisor and analyst specializing in international security, defense policy, geopolitical crisis management, and strategic communications. “Turkey is the new Iran,” by Shay Gal, Israel Hayom, July 8, 2025:
When Israel struck Iranian targets, Erdogan positioned Turkey as a “new Iran”, asserting military, political, and nuclear ambitions. For the first time since the Ottoman Empire’s collapse, Turkey openly seeks regional dominance.
Like Iran, Turkey provides political and logistical support to terror organizations, notably Hamas, further destabilizing regional security and threatening Israel. This strategic posture closely mirrors Iran’s longstanding pursuit of regional influence through military intimidation and nuclear brinkmanship.
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Author: Ruth King
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