Abstract
This article analyses the media discourse about Israel in Turkey during the crisis period of 2009-2011. For the purpose of this inquiry, two leading Turkish newspapers are considered: Zaman, the best-selling national daily known for its Islamic conservative leanings and its general support for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, and Hürriyet, the third largest Turkish newspaper, which has a secular-Kemalist orientation and a critical eye on AKP policy choices.
By examining opinion pieces and columns in both these dailies over a three-year period, this work makes the case that the full dimensions of the Israeli-Turkish showdown cannot be grasped solely through a foreign policy analysis.