Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 7 / Trend A.Tagiyeva /
Turkish Lieutenant-General in retirement Armagan Kuloglu believes rupture in the Turkey-Israel relations will lead to different consequences. Possibly, the Israeli lobby in the United States will raise the issue of "Armenian genocide" in the Congress, he said.
"The Israeli lobby, opposing to rapture in the Israeli-Turkish relations, may raise the genocide issue in the Congress," Kuloglu told Trend over telephone from Ankara.
He said the gap between the two countries could also adversely affect the economies of these countries.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sept. 2 that the diplomatic relations between Turkey and Israel passed on the secondary level. Moreover, Ankara has frozen its military cooperation with Tel Aviv.
Davutoglu said Ankara recalled its ambassador to Tel-Aviv. Davutoglu said that the relations between Tel Aviv and Ankara will not be restored till Israel apologizes to Turkey.
Issue of Israel's apology to Turkey became the principal question of Ankara's political prestige, he said.
"Israel's refusal to apologize to Turkey can hit the political prestige of Turkey," Kuloglu said.
So, Turkey can be brought to the world community in disadvantageous position, which lost credibility, he stated.
Kuloglu said the Israeli-Turkish relations, which once had a strong base, shattered with the coming of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to power in Turkey.
Turkey was one of the few countries in the region, which supported strategic partnership with Israel, and break in the Israeli-Turkish relations can brought Tel Aviv to a strategically disadvantage state, he said.
The AKP came to power in Turkey in 2002. On Sept.12, 2011, the AKP led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, gaining 50 percent of the vote.
Kuloglu excludes the possibility of a clash between the Turkish and Israeli naval forces. He said Turkey tries not to enter into an armed confrontation with any country.
Following Davutoglu's statements on the recall of ambassador from Tel Aviv and reduction of diplomatic relations, Leader of the Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu expressed concern over possible clashes between the Turkish and Israeli naval forces.
Relations between Turkey and Israel -- two strategic and military partners -- worsened after Israeli naval attacks on the "Flotilla of Freedom" carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on May 31.
Nine Turks fell victim to a confrontation between Israeli soldiers and international human rights activists on the Turkish ship.
Ankara later demanded that Israel issue an official apology, order an independent international investigation, and pay compensation.
There was hope for the restoration of bilateral relations in December last year, when Turkey sent two aircrafts to help Israel in the fight against Israel's largest forest fire in country's history, which claimed at least 41 lives.
However, later Turkish officials said that Ankara would only restore relations with Israel after a formal apology, which Tel Aviv has refused.
Turkish Lieutenant-General in retirement Armagan Kuloglu believes rupture in the Turkey-Israel relations will lead to different consequences. Possibly, the Israeli lobby in the United States will raise the issue of "Armenian genocide" in the Congress, he said.
"The Israeli lobby, opposing to rapture in the Israeli-Turkish relations, may raise the genocide issue in the Congress," Kuloglu told Trend over telephone from Ankara.
He said the gap between the two countries could also adversely affect the economies of these countries.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sept. 2 that the diplomatic relations between Turkey and Israel passed on the secondary level. Moreover, Ankara has frozen its military cooperation with Tel Aviv.
Davutoglu said Ankara recalled its ambassador to Tel-Aviv. Davutoglu said that the relations between Tel Aviv and Ankara will not be restored till Israel apologizes to Turkey.
Issue of Israel's apology to Turkey became the principal question of Ankara's political prestige, he said.
"Israel's refusal to apologize to Turkey can hit the political prestige of Turkey," Kuloglu said.
So, Turkey can be brought to the world community in disadvantageous position, which lost credibility, he stated.
Kuloglu said the Israeli-Turkish relations, which once had a strong base, shattered with the coming of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to power in Turkey.
Turkey was one of the few countries in the region, which supported strategic partnership with Israel, and break in the Israeli-Turkish relations can brought Tel Aviv to a strategically disadvantage state, he said.
The AKP came to power in Turkey in 2002. On Sept.12, 2011, the AKP led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, gaining 50 percent of the vote.
Kuloglu excludes the possibility of a clash between the Turkish and Israeli naval forces. He said Turkey tries not to enter into an armed confrontation with any country.
Following Davutoglu's statements on the recall of ambassador from Tel Aviv and reduction of diplomatic relations, Leader of the Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu expressed concern over possible clashes between the Turkish and Israeli naval forces.
Relations between Turkey and Israel -- two strategic and military partners -- worsened after Israeli naval attacks on the "Flotilla of Freedom" carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on May 31.
Nine Turks fell victim to a confrontation between Israeli soldiers and international human rights activists on the Turkish ship.
Ankara later demanded that Israel issue an official apology, order an independent international investigation, and pay compensation.
There was hope for the restoration of bilateral relations in December last year, when Turkey sent two aircrafts to help Israel in the fight against Israel's largest forest fire in country's history, which claimed at least 41 lives.
However, later Turkish officials said that Ankara would only restore relations with Israel after a formal apology, which Tel Aviv has refused.
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