The 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla had many detrimental effects on Israeli-Turkish relations. One of the least talked about is the severing of the deep connection between Israel's defense industries and the Turkish defense establishment, which had included the supply of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron drones.
Israeli technicians stopped visiting Turkey, and as a result of poor maintenance, drones crashed. "Look at how Israeli drones crash," quipped President Erdogan, without addressing the lack of maintenance.
Israeli technicians stopped visiting Turkey, and as a result of poor maintenance, drones crashed. "Look at how Israeli drones crash," quipped President Erdogan, without addressing the lack of maintenance.
The years have passed, and today the two countries are battling it out head-to-head at the top of the international drone trade rankings. Israel and Turkey could also clash in Syria, which has become a Turkish protectorate, run by Ahmed al-Sharaa in coordination with his patron, Erdogan, and often with interests that conflict with Israel.
"Turkey is a significant adversary, and a clash between the countries in Syria could even happen by mistake," explains Dr. Eyal Pinko of the Department of Political Studies and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University. (Ed note: The point is Ahmed al-Sharaa is saying many things about Israel and the land he wants back, also the IDF to leave the southern part of Syria. Syria is named in Psalm 83:8, and Damascus is named in Isaiah 17. Welcome to the End Times.) (Read More)
