Israel wants to drag Türkiye into an "early conflict." So why didn't Ankara intervene?

20:15, 22/08/2026, Saturday • Yeni Şafak English News Center
Israel wants to drag Türkiye into an "early conflict." So why didn't Ankara intervene?
Israel wants to drag Türkiye into an "early conflict." So why didn't Ankara intervene?

On Tuesday, August 18, Israeli warplanes penetrated three hundred kilometers inside the Syrian border and bombed the inactive Abu Dhuhur Military Airbase, located sixty-five kilometers from the Turkish border.

There had been a long silence in Israel's airstrikes on Syria. Ground invasions and attacks on Syrian territory, however, had continued intermittently. The latest attack was seen as a sign that something else was being planned, that a different agenda was being pursued.

"WE SENT A MESSAGE TO TÜRKİYE."

"WE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WE GET A RESPONSE."

The attack, which provoked harsh reactions from Syria and Türkiye, was also clearly "criticized" by the US. It was claimed that the attack was carried out immediately after a Turkish delegation had inspected the base. It was clear that this was a direct message to Türkiye, aimed at measuring its reaction.

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office openly announced that Syria was allowing Türkiye to establish itself on its soil and that they would not permit this. This statement alone was an indication that the attack was directly targeting Türkiye.

The Israeli press wrote that they were waiting to see Türkiye's reaction to the attack. According to them: "If there is no reaction, this will be seen as a weakness inviting Israel to advance into other fields, aircraft, and drones."

US AMBASSADOR: TÜRKİYE COULD HAVE INTERVENED IF IT WANTED, BUT IT DIDN'T...

There was a palpable sense of open provocation, an invitation to war, a trap being set for Türkiye. Israel was trying to provoke Türkiye for a "planned agenda."

At this point, the US Ambassador to Türkiye and Syria, Tom Barrack, said: "Türkiye detected the Israeli jets coming north. It could have intervened if it wanted. But it didn't."

Although this statement emphasizes Türkiye's "composure," it may also point to a plan that was designed in Israel with the certainty of a Turkish counterattack.

THEY EVEN PLANNED TÜRKİYE'S REACTION!

Barrack had other words as well: "Türkiye was not informed in advance," he said. Why would Türkiye be informed in advance of an Israeli attack? There is something strange here. He also said: "We were one step away from a Turkish-Israeli military conflict." He said: "Türkiye could have stopped the Israeli jets if it had wanted to."


Each of these sentences should be evaluated individually. Although the US Ambassador appears to be emphasizing Türkiye's "maturity," it seems as if all the sentences point to an expectation, a default assumption, that Türkiye would respond. It suggests that the Israeli attack was known by the US and was not prevented.

THERE WILL BE MORE ATTACKS...THE TURKISH-ISRAELI WAR IS ALREADY RAGING ON ALL FRONTS!

So, will there be new Israeli attacks after this one? Will it directly target Türkiye's military presence in Syria? So far, it has bombed "harmless" and empty bases. Could there be future attempts that cause "military casualties"?

I say "yes" to all without hesitation. And let me state clearly: Türkiye is already at war with Israel. This war has long been ongoing in Gaza, Lebanon, across Syria, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan. Moreover, this war is already ongoing in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean, and the Islands.

EVERY MOVE BY GREECE IS ISRAEL'S PLAN, ISRAEL'S MOVE.

Although it appears as an "indirect" or "covert" war, it is being conducted just one step away from open war and conflict. Let us recall: one front of this war is also playing out through Pakistan-India conflicts.

Every move by India is Israel's move. Every move by Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration is Israel's move.

The trilateral defense pact between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan will expand with the participation of other countries. No matter how many regional partners Israel finds, it is impossible for it to build a dam against such a powerful flow of the river. All its patterns have been based on the formula of intimidating Middle Eastern countries with US power. But that formula's time is over.

THE "EARLY WAR" PLAN: ISRAEL IS SETTING A TRAP FOR THE US AND EUROPE.

Israel is provoking Türkiye into an "early war." It is trying to drag it into a conflict on its own terms and timing. Before its international isolation fully consolidates, and before Türkiye's regional preparations are complete, it is trying to start this conflict and force the US and Europe into a corner.

But Türkiye is a state that has always planned all its conflicts according to its own priorities. It is not a country that is easily provoked or that rushes into adventures for others' interests. It acts when the time and conditions mature according to its own priorities. Therefore, it will not be moved by such "terror organization" provocations.

THE TURKISH-ISRAELI WAR WILL DEFINITELY BREAK OUT! THAT "GARRISON" WILL BE CLOSED DOWN.

Yes, the Turkish-Israeli war will definitely break out. A blow will certainly be struck against Israel that will end its territorial map and political history, cleanse the geography, and will not last long.

It is clear that as long as Israel remains on the regional map, there can be no peace in the geography. It is also clear that the Israeli people lack the "qualification to be a state." So this "Garrison" established for the 20th century must be closed down.

Just as FETÖ was eliminated, just as the PKK was eliminated, Israel's operational areas are being closed down. Now the "foreign elements" inside are being purged. Just as Israel-linked structures within Türkiye and the region are being crushed and the field cleared.

Türkiye has a clear roadmap. Israel is trying to force Türkiye into a corner before the steps in this roadmap are completed—that is also clear.

YESTERDAY THEY WERE DRAWING MAPS ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER. TODAY, TÜRKİYE HAS POSITIONED ITSELF ON ISRAEL'S BORDER.

They rely on their nuclear weapons. They threaten to burn Damascus. They threaten to strike Türkiye with nuclear weapons. But they have no solid information about who else might have nuclear weapons. They do not consider that if they attempt to do so, there will be no state or nation called Israel left.

Just yesterday, they had positioned themselves on the Türkiye-Syria border through the PKK. They had anchored themselves on Türkiye's southern borders. They were drawing maps. Just yesterday, they were trying to change the regime in Ankara, to overthrow Erdoğan.

What happened in just a few years? They lost all the weapons in their hands. They could no longer come near the Turkish border. But Türkiye positioned itself on Israel's border. From the Golan to Gaza, from the Eastern Mediterranean to Lebanon, Türkiye's overwhelming power has become unstoppable across the entire region.

THERE IS NO PLACE FOR ISRAEL IN THE GEOGRAPHY'S FUTURE PLANS...THIS CONTAGIOUS DISEASE WILL BE CLEANSED.

Just five years ago, they were making attempts to "stop Türkiye" together with the US, Europe, and some Arab administrations. Now, with such attacks, they are trying to stop Türkiye alone by dragging it into an unplanned conflict.

They are acting on the assumption that "the Western world will not allow the destruction of the Jewish state; it will strike Türkiye." They are planning a US-Türkiye war, a Europe-Türkiye war. Yet Europe no longer wants that state. If the debates intensify a little more, the US won't want it either.

There will be no Israel in Türkiye's and its regional partners' future plans. There will be no geographical existence of Israel.

Otherwise, everyone knows that the great geography will face another hundred years of war. So this cancer, this contagious disease, must be cleansed from the entire region. Just as terrorist organizations are cleansed, Israel must be cleansed—and it will happen.

THE THESES OF A REGIONAL WAR, A SHIITE-SUNNI WAR, HAVE NOT HELD UP. THIS IS THE GREAT "BREAK."

From their perspective: Theses of a regional war did not hold up. Theses of a Shiite-Sunni war did not hold up. Their idea was to unleash Sunni Arab countries against Iran. Thus, an endless regional war would erupt. Even the closest US allies and the most ardent friends of Israel did not fall for this game, did not take the bait.

They could not find states to fight for them. They tried to mobilize Türkiye and Azerbaijan. They tried to force their "full allies" among Arab countries to act. Yet Türkiye and the Turkish world were preparing for a future far beyond even the current global reasoning of the US, and it was impossible for them to fall into this trap.

The era of "Let Türkiye fight Iran. Let the Arabs fight Iran. Let the Sunnis fight Shiite Iran. We'll enjoy ourselves" is over.

This is the real break. The miraculous military strategy or scheme that had been ongoing since the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, for the US and Israel, has been broken for the first time.

IT WILL DESTROY TEL AVIV, LIBERATE JERUSALEM, LEAVE NO STONE UPON STONE! ANOTHER PAGE WILL OPEN IN HISTORY!

And the "main front" will be opened—the one that will end all wars in the Middle East, overturn all map tables, and erase this "tribal state" from the map.

Türkiye will invade Israel. I say it openly: it will invade. It will destroy Tel Aviv, liberate Jerusalem. It will pour millions into Israel, leave no stone upon stone. Israel's right to exist as a state will be taken away.

And we have a vengeance to take for the dismantling of the Ottomans.

When we close the 20th-century parenthesis, history had already turned, but the tremors have not yet become fully apparent. They will.


ISRAEL IS A ONE-WEEK STATE, TEL AVIV IS A ONE-DAY CITY.

Look at history—there are so many examples. No power can draw maps in this geography without Türkiye. This has been the case for a thousand years. We only took a hundred-year break, and that period is over. We have returned... Let everyone make their calculations accordingly!

Israel is a one-week state. Tel Aviv is a one-day city. This is truly the case.

Israel knows this best. That is why it says, "As long as I still have credit in Europe, as long as I still have the ability to direct US military power, let me make my last enemy, Türkiye, a target for them."

"MERCILESS REVENGE" WILL BE DIRECTED AT ISRAEL.

But it miscalculates one thing. They also have nothing they can do to Türkiye. Nor will they. Because the world does not consist only of Israel and the US.

All knots have been locked around Israel. The entire world needs this knot to be untied. This "tribal state" can rely on its nuclear weapons and a few F‑35s.

But the history of humanity is the history of "merciless revenges." That "merciless revenge" is directed at Israel.

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