Israel-Hamas War Boosts Profile of Erdogan Opponent in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is coming under pressure over his tricky balancing act regarding Israel, with an increasingly popular and vocal opponent calling for the closing of a NATO defense system allegedly used to support the Jewish State.

Islamist politician Fatih Erbakan this week added his voice to those demanding the shutdown of the Kurecik radar installation. Erdogan has denied that Israel has access to intelligence from the southern Turkey facility, which can detect the firing of missiles from the region, including from Iran, in order to alert European defense systems.