Israeli MP Ariel Kellner declares Turkey an ‘enemy state’

Israeli MP Ariel Kellner declares Turkey an ‘enemy state’ Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 06/11/2026 - 11:11 Likud lawmaker says Turkish President Recep Erdogan is a 'very dangerous person' amid increasing tensions between the two states Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a press conference following the conclusion of the G20 leaders' summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2025 (AFP) Off Israeli lawmaker Ariel Kellner has declared that Turkey is an “enemy state” amid escalating tensions between the two countries. Kellner, a member of the Knesset from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said in an interview with Galei Israel radio that Turkey is an “enemy state for all intents and purposes” and that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is “a dictator who seeks to restore the Islamic caliphate”. “He is a very dangerous person who hates Israel to the core,” Kellner said, adding that Israel and western states should “view him as a threat”.