Turkey has a long history of being hostile to Israel; as such, it has been referred to as “the new Iran.” It is a particularly dangerous country for the West, and especially for Israel, despite its status as a NATO member. See the following articles: Russia, China, Turkey pushing for immediate end to war against […]
Turkey’s NATO role under scrutiny as it moves away from the West and toward Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas
Turkey has an extensive history of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoot Hamas, and far beyond. Turkey has collaborated with the worst jihadists, including ISIS. It is a particularly dangerous country, so much that it can be reasonably concluded that NATO would be reckless to continue to include it as a member. It should have […]
Erdogan Plans for Turkey to Replace Iran as Leader of Gulf Muslims
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has long harbored dreams of glory. A few years ago, he predicted that in the future there could be a war between “the Crescent and the Cross,” and he clearly saw himself as leading the forces of the Crescent — the world’s Muslims — against the world’s Christians. In […]
Turkey’s Iran strategy is to ‘preserve’ the mullahs’ regime
In the face of the current war on Iran, Turkey has been unusually quiet. Beyond calling for an immediate end to the war, along with China and Russia, it intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile over its territory on March 4, and merely echoed unavailing calls for “diplomacy” rather than joining in the long-overdue strike on […]
A ‘Sunni Crescent’ Composed of Syria and Turkey Threatens Israel
The Syrian jihadist government has been consolidating its power by systematically attacking the minorities — Alawites, Druze, and the Kurds — in the country. It has just taken over the Kurdish-majority city of Qashmili, and has forced the dismantlement of the Kurdish autonomous region in northeast Syria, with the Kurdish militia of the Syrian Democratic […]
Turkey Hosts a Secret Meeting of the Muslim Brotherhood
Mostly unnoticed in the recent flurry of world events, from the people’s uprising in the streets of Iran to the lightning fast seizure and extradition of Venezuelan dictator, Nicolas Maduro, by the United States (U.S.) in a 2-3 January 2026 overnight raid, was an important meeting in Istanbul, Turkey of leadership figures, branches, and networks associated with […]
Erdogan: ‘I am confident my Iranian brothers and sisters will overcome the treacherous Israeli-backed sedition’
JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇹🇷 Turkish President Erdoğan announced full support for the Iranian government and the Islamic State: “I am confident with wisdom, my Iranian brothers and sisters will overcome the treacherous Israeli-backed sedition that targeted the country’s social peace and… pic.twitter.com/1ZqDrSYkQ9 — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) January 19, 2026 But would he join a military jihad action […]
Thousands of Turkish citizens join the Islamic State, Turkey is now a primary ISIS recruiting ground
In Afghanistan, the Taliban and Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) are ideological enemies, with ISIS-K attracting “disaffected members of the Afghan Taliban.” The Taliban is generally considered a nationalist entity focused entirely on Afghanistan, while ISIS-K (as with all ISIS affiliates) is transnational, focused on a global caliphate. “Since the U.S. withdrawal, ISIS-K has sought to […]
How a Vindictive Erdogan Rids Himself of His Perceived Enemies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doesn’t have to imprison or kill them directly. He has other ways to destroy the lives of those he considers to be his enemies. After the attempted coup in 2016, Erdogan fired tens of thousands of military men, civil servants, lawyers, judges, university faculty and rectors, and others, falsely accusing […]
Top Israeli analyst warns about dire implications of Trump’s support of Turkish forces in Gaza
Shay Gal is a senior strategic advisor and analyst specializing in international security, defense policy, geopolitical crisis management, and strategic communications. Jihad Watch ran an article in July: “Is Turkey ‘the new Iran’? A top Israeli strategic analyst thinks so,” based on Turkey’s consistent actions (as Jihad Watch has covered for years), and on the […]