Israel and Turkey eye ties on Syria

The prospect of a reconciliation between Turkey and Israel in the spring of 2013 has paved the way for closer co-operation on the situation in Syria and removed a big obstacle to collaboration over the development of strategic energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean, officials on both sides reported in late March 2013.

Ties between the two former allies suddenly improved on the 22 March 2013 when Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, issued a US-brokered apology to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish opposite number, over a deadly flotilla attack in 2010.

ESO: Background information: Gas Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/gas-discoveries-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-implications-for-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Turkey shows assertive side to neighbours http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-shows-assertive-side-to-neighbours/

ESO: Background information: Turkey expels Israeli diplomats over Gaza raid http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-expels-israeli-diplomats-over-gaza-raid/

BBC News, 23.03.13: Israel PM apologies for Gaza flotilla deaths http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21902273

Deutsche Welle, 22.03.13: Netanyahu apologizes to Turkey for Gaza flotilla deaths http://www.dw.de/netanyahu-apologizes-to-turkey-for-gaza-flotilla-deaths/a-16693804

Blog: EuropeanDialogue, 05.04.13: From Emotional Detachment to Rational Realism: Turkish-Israeli Relations http://eurodialogue.org/nato/From-Emotional-Detachment-to-Rational-Realism-Turkish-Israeli-Relations

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