The long awaited normalization of ties between Israel and Turkey has yet to occur, despite remarks by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in May that the problems between them have largely been overcome. At first glance, little appears to have changed since then.
However, developments in Syria and particularly in Iraq are producing an increasing convergence of security interests between Turkey and Israel, while economic relations, especially in the energy field, continue to develop, with bilateral trade — which continued even when political ties hit rock bottom — registering new records.