The Oil Pipeline Behind Erdoğan’s Anti-Israel Rhetoric

Erdoğan condemned Israel over Gaza and announced an embargo, but Azerbaijani crude kept flowing to Israel through Turkey.

Oil continued via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline and a Turkish port, while Turkey reportedly still collected transit fees.

Ship tracking showed ongoing tanker shipments, and Azerbaijan remained a major supplier of oil to Israel.

The report highlights a gap between anti-Israel rhetoric and the durable energy and defense ties linking Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Israel.