Israel and Turkey were once strong partners but after the Qatar attack, Turkey fears that Israel may attack it.

Turkey regards the deployment of the Israeli system as a security threat. In 1997, Cyprus’ plans to deploy Russian-made S-300 air defense missiles triggered a standoff with Turkey, which threatened military action. The tensions de-escalated after Cyprus agreed to transfer the missiles to Greece.

Turkey has severed all trade relations with Israel and closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft in response to the country's actions in Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. "We have completely stopped trade with Israel,

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey is monitoring "attempts to disrupt the balance in Cyprus" and will act to safeguard security in the north of the island, a Turkish official said on Thursday after Cypriot reports that the government there had procured an air defence system from Israel.

Israel’s Ashdod Port continues to receive cargo from vessels departing Turkey, many of which sail under foreign flags.

Netanyahu says Israel couldn't get 2,700-year-old Siloam Inscription because of Erdogan's opposition, revealing other attempts as recent as 2022

Turkey has condemned Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, calling it "vile. " The Foreign Ministry in Ankara said the targeted attack on Hamas' negotiating delegation during ongoing ceasefire "demonstrates that Israel aims to continue the war,

The opprobrium of Qatar and other Arab states juxtaposes sharply with the reaction of Doha and those states flocking to the emergency summit after Iran launched several missiles at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base on June 23, 2025. That attack met largely with silence or perhaps a few pro forma denunciations, but none of the vitriol.

Iran has issued a chilling emergency warning, claiming that Israel—under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—is preparing strikes not just on Gaza and Lebanon, but possibly on Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iraq.