Overview
- At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Israel of pursuing territorial gains and said it was expanding from Palestinian areas toward Lebanon and Syria.
- Fidan said Israel had built an international “illusion” of acting in self‑defence and urged it to respect other countries’ security, territorial integrity and freedom.
- Using the forum as a platform for outreach, Fidan met the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to press for joint responses to shared regional risks.
- In a TV interview earlier this week, Fidan warned Turkey could be cast as Israel’s “next enemy” and called for a Middle East security pact, reflecting a sharper turn in rhetoric.
- Azerbaijan said it is working behind the scenes to ease tensions and described a new hotline between Turkish and Israeli militaries to prevent accidental clashes over Syria, while ties remain strained since the deadly 2010 Gaza flotilla raid and recent near‑daily barbs.