Turkish admiral claims: Israel is trying to divide Turkey and its sister

Retired Turkish Admiral Cihat Yaycı warns that Israel is attempting to drive a wedge between Turkey and Azerbaijan and drag Baku into a military confrontation with Iran. He cautions against exploiting the close ties between the two countries at Turkey's expense.

Retired Turkish Admiral Cihat Yaycı warns that Israel is attempting to drive a wedge between Turkey and Azerbaijan and drag Baku into a military confrontation with Iran. In an interview published in a Turkish media outlet, Yaycı claimed that the warm relationship between Israel and Azerbaijan, which strengthened following Israeli support in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, poses a strategic danger to Turkey. He highlighted the organization of Azerbaijani veterans in Israel, 'Aziz', which he said ran an extensive lobbying campaign for the return of the Karabakh region. Yaycı called on Azerbaijan to beware of 'going down to the well with Israel's rope'. The article does not include any Israeli or Azerbaijani response to these claims.