Turkey Turning

VOA - Israeli Defense Minister Visits Turkey to Mend Fences
The Voice of America reports: "Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met Turkey's foreign and defense ministers in Ankara to try and mend fences. The two nations have close strategic ties, but relations have plummeted since the Gaza War a year ago, when Turkey accused Israel of using excessive force against the Palestinians."

My Way News - London-based Jewish newspaper attacked by hackers
My Way News reports: "Turkish hackers attacked the Web site of Britain's flagship Jewish newspaper, replacing the main page with a Palestinian flag and anti-Semitic writings, the paper's editor said Monday. The Web site for the Jewish Chronicle - the world's oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper - was defaced for a 'couple of hours' on Sunday, editor Stephen Pollard said Monday."

My Way News - Israel threatens to expel Turkish ambassador: "The Israeli official who touched off a diplomatic crisis with Turkey this week said Saturday that the country's ambassador could be expelled if Turkish TV dramas continue to depict Israeli security forces as brutal. [...] the TV program that Israel found so objectionable is the second of its kind to air in Turkey in recent months. Turkey's warming relations with Iran are also of great concern to Israel, which considers Tehran to be its most menacing enemy."