Turkey Downgrades Relations With Israel

Erdogan’s latest move against Israel signifies that Turkey’s relationship with Israel is directly connected to and dependent on the simmering to boiling Palestinian question. Turkey’s bilateral relations with Israel have been on edge for years now. The first cross-border Gaza war in 2008/2009 exposed their sharp disagreements over the Palestinians.

S&PGR Upgrades Turkey to B+ With Positive Outlook

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Turkey to B+ from B, and said the outlook on the country was positive. S&P said Friday it believes coordination between monetary, fiscal and incomes policy is set to improve following local elections in the country. S&P also …