The supposed defender of Islam and conservative values, Turkey, is rushing to build closer relations with Israel. On December 7th, a study was published looking into the possibility of a maritime teal between Turkey and Israel. The article was written by Retired Admiral Prof. Cihat Yayci and Zeynep Ceyhan from Bahçeşehir University. As the architect of Turkey’s “Blue Homeland Doctrine” and the Turkish-Libyan maritime delimitation agreement, Yayci and Ceyhan argue that Turkey and Israel should become neighbors in the Eastern Mediterranean.