ABSTRACT
Israel is the only country in the Middle East with which Turkey has always enjoyed good, if not very close, relations since the former’s creation in 1948. Despite pressure from the Arab countries to completely cut off relations with Israel, Turkey has maintained her diplomatic ties, which were transformed into intimate security and strategic cooperation between the two countries in the 1990s. As was the case for Turkey’s relations with both the West and the Middle East, Turkey’s relations with Israel have been affected largely by history, domestic and international politics.
