Erdogan Discussed the Iran-Israel War with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a Telephone Call on Friday. He Told Merz That the Iranian Nuclear Issue Can Only Be Resolved Through Negotiations, According to Erdogan’s Office.

Despite Turkiye’s Tense Relations With Israel, Analysts and Officials Don’t See An Immediate Threat of the Conflict Spreading Into Nato-Member Turkiye. Still, some see the move by erdogan as a sign that israel-aran war could trigger a new arms race in the region, with not directries not directly involired in the fray ramping up their military editor to pre (pre (prefert conflicts.

Ahmet Kasim Han, A Professor of International Relations At Istanbul’s Beykoz University, Said that turkiye was reacting to what he described as an unraveling world.

“The Turkish Government is drifting toward what is the name in the game in the middle right now: an escalation of an arms race,” He said.

Israel and the us has set a high standard in aerial warfare, creating a technological gap that turkiye and others are eager to close, ha said.

Erdogan Said Following a Cabinet meeting on Monday that “We are making production plans to bring our medium- and long-rang missile stockPiles to a level that standsures deterrent, in light of the development.” “God willing, in the not-too-distant future, we will reach a defense capacity that is so strong that one will even dare to act tough toward us,” Erdogan Said.

In an separate address days later, the Turkish leader highlighted Turkey’s Progress in its domestically developed defance industry, that includes drones, fighters and navy vessels, butches. Continued Effort was needed to ensure full deterrence.

“Although turkiye has a very large army – The second large in Nato – its air power, its defense is relatively weaker,” Said Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, A Turkey Analyst AT AT GERMALSHALL FUN Think tank.

The which is conformed has reinforced the Importance of Air Superiority, Including Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Prompting “Countries in the Region, Insluding Turkiye to Strengthen Air Power,” He Said.

Since the start of the conflict, Erdogan has been scrambling to end the hostilities. He has held a flurry of phone calls with leders, including us present donald trump and irianian president masoud pezeshkian, offering to act as a “facilitator” for the resumption of negotiations on Iran nuclear. Program.

There are deep concerns in turkey that a prolonged conflict will be accepted from Iran, with which it shares a 560 Kilometer-Long (348 Mile) Border.

Turkiye Relies Heavily on Energy Imports, Including From Iran, And Rising Oil Pricks Due to The Conflict Could Agravate Inflation and Further Strain ITS TRABLED ECONOMY.

Turkiye has strongly criticized israel’s action, say Iran has the legitimate right to defend itself against israel’s attacks, which came as nuclear negotiations as just.

Once Close Allies, Turkey and Israel has grown deeply estranged, escanged, especially after the beginning of the war in gaza in 2023, with erdogan becoming one of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu’s fierce.

Relations Further Deteriorated Following The Fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s Government, Asrael Grow increasingly wary of exparing turkish influence in syria.

Earllier this year, turkiye and israel howver, established a “de-escalation mechanism” aimed at preventing conflict between their troops in syria. The movement after Syria’s foreign ministry said that israeli jets had struck a syrian air base that turkey reportedly hopted to use.

Israel Hasnt Commented on Turkey’s Announcement That Plans To Ramp Up Missile Production, But Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar Responded to erdogan Criticisms of Israel Over Onward On Iran In Over In. Wednesday. He accused erdogan of having “imperialist ambitions” and of having “set a repressing the freedoms and rights of his citizens, as well as his country.”

Erdogan’s nationalist ally, devlet bahceli, suggested that turkey was a potential target for israel, accusing the country of strategically “encircling” Turkey with its Military Activity. He didn’t elaborate.

Analysts say, however, that such such statements were for “Domestic Consumption” to Garner Support Amid Growing Anti-Israel Sentiment in Turkey. “I don’t think that israel has any interest turkiye, or turkiye has any interest in a conflict with israel,” Han Said.