Turkish national 38-year-old Ali Bayhan was suspected of making terroristic threats against multiple elected officials, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Israel has firmly rejected the idea of Turkish troops in Gaza as part of a U.S.-backed peace plan. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said Turkish military presence 'is not reasonable', citing Ankara's support for Hamas and hostile rhetoric against Israel as key reasons for the opposition
Vessels arriving directly from Israel or departing to Israeli ports would no longer be permitted to dock at Turkish ports. Turkish-flagged ships will also be prohibited from calling at Israeli ports
Turkey, which strongly supports the al-Sharaa government, has been seeking to strengthen Syria's defense capacity, possibly establishing Turkish military bases on Syrian territory. Meanwhile, ongoing Israeli strikes in Syria have increased tensions between Israel and Turkey
Israel's foreign minister offered a harsh rebuke of Erdogan, saying that the Turkish president supports 'murderers and rapists' and is 'destroying' Turkey, as Israel-Turkey relations continue to deteriorate over Gaza war
A police source says the assailant, who was shot dead by police, is a Turkish citizen who arrived in Israel in the last 72 hours, most likely as a tourist
A Turkish opposition legislator died Thursday, days after he suffered a heart attack and collapsed in parliament just after delivering a speech critical of Israel and of the Turkish ruling party's relationship with the country. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Hasan Bitmez, 53, a member of parliament from the Islamist Saadet […]
A member of the Turkish parliament, Hasan Bitmez, collapsed on Tuesday while delivering an anti-Israel rant on the floor of the plenum. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The lawmaker, who apparently suffered a heart attack while speaking to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, was saved by his colleagues, who also […]